I found this comment about why things were changed: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openldap/+bug/447099
-- Mathias Gug <math...@ubuntu.com> Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:48:56 -0400 There isn't a default LDAP directory admin password anymore. Instead the cn=config tree is accessible when connecting as root using the SASL external mechanism under the ldapi connection. Example: sudo ldapsearch -Y EXTERNAL -H ldapi:/// -b "cn=config" status invalid [...] -- Mathias Gug Ubuntu Developer http://www.ubuntu.com -- openldap sections in ubuntu server guide not updated for packages in karmic https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/463684 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs