On Fri, Sep 22, 2023 at 1:22 AM Ulf Volmer <u.vol...@u-v.de> wrote:
> On 21.09.23 21:27, Kaushal Shriyan wrote:
> > Is there a way to reset both openldap root and cn=admin password?
>
>
> It depends if your are using classic slapd.conf or cn=config backend.
>
>
> In the first case, just edit slapd.conf and look for rootdn and rootpw
> in the database section.
>
> Please use slappasswd to generate the password hash (if your not using
> argon2)
>
>
> If you are using cn=config, you have to search for olcRootDN and
> olcRootPW in your database config, maybe
>
> olcDatabase={1}mdb,cn=config. You have to create an ldif file and apply
> it using
>
>
> ldapmodify -Y EXTERNAL -H ldapi:/// -f file.ldif.
>
>
> cat file.ldif
>
> dn: olcDatabase={1}mdb,cn=config
> changetype: modify
> replace: olcRootPW
> olcRootPW: <hash>
>
>
> Best regards
>
> Ulf
>
>
Thanks Ulf for the quick response and detailed explanation. Much
appreciated.
Best Regards,
Kaushal
