Re: reinstall slapd
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I've discovered a unique bug, I think. I ran dpkg-reconfigure debconf, > and selected readline, instead of dialog, and now it's prompting for > the admin password. Sheesh. All that time wasted... Sorry -- the sad fact is that the version of whiptail in debian unstable dropped support for prompting for passwords with no warning. Also, the brain-dead return codes of whiptail do not let debconf tell the difference between "return code 1 because user hit the cancel key" and "return code 1 because this --passwordbox option has slipped my mind" and "return code 1 because I don't know how to use your terminal". There are plenty of bug reports filed on this already. Anyway, the readline interface, with libterm-readline-gnu-perl installed, happens to be the best interface to debconf for anyone who's been using unix for more than 6 months. Enjoy it! -- see shy jo pgptmsqW5OCox.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: reinstall slapd
I've discovered a unique bug, I think. I ran dpkg-reconfigure debconf, and selected readline, instead of dialog, and now it's prompting for the admin password. Sheesh. All that time wasted... Tim On Wed, May 14, 2003 at 12:50:00PM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Guys-n-gals, > I'm trying to build up an LDAP server on a Debian box that had > some base install of LDAP on it, someone mucked about, and then > left the company that hired me. I'm trying to install the latest slapd > on the box (running unstable). The package installs, and... nothing. I can't > get in, since it NEVER PROMPTED FOR THE @#$*(&^*&^% ADMIN PASSWORD! > I've blown away everything relating to slapd, and, still, somewhere, > somehow, this thing is picking what seems to be a random admin password, > which I don't know about. > > It seems I'm clueless, and debconf has me beat. Can anyone, someone, > give me a clue? > > Thanks, > Tim > > -- > >< > >> Tim Sailer (at home) >< Coastal Internet, Inc. << > >> Network and Systems Operations >< PO Box 671 << > >> http://www.buoy.com >< Ridge, NY 11961 << > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]/[EMAIL PROTECTED] >< (631)924-3728 (888) 924-3728 > >> << > >< > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- >< >> Tim Sailer (at home) >< Coastal Internet, Inc. << >> Network and Systems Operations >< PO Box 671 << >> http://www.buoy.com >< Ridge, NY 11961 << >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]/[EMAIL PROTECTED] >< (631)924-3728 (888) 924-3728 >> << ><
Re: reinstall slapd
On Thu, 2003-05-15 at 02:50, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Guys-n-gals, > I'm trying to build up an LDAP server on a Debian box that had > some base install of LDAP on it, someone mucked about, and then > left the company that hired me. I'm trying to install the latest slapd > on the box (running unstable). The package installs, and... nothing. I can't > get in, since it NEVER PROMPTED FOR THE @#$*(&^*&^% ADMIN PASSWORD! > I've blown away everything relating to slapd, and, still, somewhere, > somehow, this thing is picking what seems to be a random admin password, > which I don't know about. > > It seems I'm clueless, and debconf has me beat. Can anyone, someone, > give me a clue? I have put a wiki page up at http://wiki.debian.net/LdapAuthentication that is mainly to do with LDAP Auth, but it walks through installing slapd on Debian. -- Donovan Baardahttp://minkirri.apana.org.au/~abo/
Re: reinstall slapd
Hi tps >@2003.05.14_18:50:00_+0200
i think installing openldap is a bit too complex to do well with debconf
have a look at the openldap guide,
http://www.openldap.org/doc/admin21/
slapcat / slapadd and a text editor to create an ldif file should do the job
man slapd.conf
--8<-:- snip -:-8<-:- snip -:-8<--
rootdn
Specify the distinguished name that is not subject to
access control or
administrative limit restrictions for operations on this
database. This DN may
or may not be associated with an entry. An empty root DN (the
default) specifies
no root access is to be granted. It is recommended that the
rootdn only be
specified when needed (such as when initially populating a
database). If the
rootdn is within a namingContext (suffix) of the database, a
simple bind password
may also be provided using the rootpw directive.
rootpw
Specify a password (or hash of the password) for the rootdn.
The password can
only be set if the rootdn is within the namingContext (suffix) of
the database.
This option accepts all RFC 2307 userPassword formats known to
the server (see
password-hash desription) as well as cleartext. slappasswd(8)
may be used to
generate a hash of a password. Cleartext and {CRYPT}
passwords are not
recommended. If empty (the default), authentication of the root
DN is by other
means (e.g. SASL). Use of SASL is encouraged.
--8<-:- snip -:-8<-:- snip -:-8<--
> Guys-n-gals,
> I'm trying to build up an LDAP server on a Debian box that had
> some base install of LDAP on it, someone mucked about, and then
> left the company that hired me. I'm trying to install the latest slapd
> on the box (running unstable). The package installs, and... nothing. I can't
> get in, since it NEVER PROMPTED FOR THE @#$*(&^*&^% ADMIN PASSWORD!
> I've blown away everything relating to slapd, and, still, somewhere,
> somehow, this thing is picking what seems to be a random admin password,
> which I don't know about.
>
> It seems I'm clueless, and debconf has me beat. Can anyone, someone,
> give me a clue?
--
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