Does this mean that...VPOPMAIL LDAP module doesn't work....
If yes then can the person who has suceeded be kind enough to contribute
a step by step instruction to make it work with OpenLDAP 2.x
Regards
Sumith
Steve Belt wrote:
> I am trying again to setup the LDAP config using the just released 5.0 (on
> Linux 7.2 with the latest version of OpenLDAP). I cannot get past the
> "Error: Unable to chdir to vpopmail/users directory"
>
> I understand LDAP is difficult to configure; but the greatest difficulty is
> complete instructions. There appears to be more to it than simply modifying
> the vldap.h; you must setup the schema, setup the slapd.conf, and apparently
> more (since I still cannot use LDAP after doing all these things).
>
> Note: I am logged in as root for all steps below
>
> I. Setup OpenLDAP
> ---------------------------------
>
> 1.Created qmailUser.schema (btw - the IANA numbers are valid so feel free to
> use them)
>
> attributetype ( 1.3.6.1.4.1.8868.3.1.2
> NAME 'qmailGID'
> DESC 'qmail group id'
> EQUALITY caseIgnoreIA5Match
> SYNTAX 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.26{100}
> SINGLE-VALUE )
>
> attributetype ( 1.3.6.1.4.1.8868.3.1.3
> NAME 'qmailUID'
> DESC 'qmail userid'
> EQUALITY caseIgnoreIA5Match
> SYNTAX 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.26{100}
> SINGLE-VALUE )
>
> attributetype ( 1.3.6.1.4.1.8868.3.1.4
> NAME 'qmaildomain'
> DESC 'qmail Domain'
> EQUALITY caseIgnoreIA5Match
> SYNTAX 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.26{100}
> SINGLE-VALUE )
>
> attributetype ( 1.3.6.1.4.1.8868.3.1.6
> NAME 'mailQuota'
> DESC 'qmail quota'
> EQUALITY caseIgnoreIA5Match
> SYNTAX 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.26{100}
> SINGLE-VALUE )
>
> attributetype ( 1.3.6.1.4.1.8868.3.1.7
> NAME 'mailMessageStore'
> DESC 'qmail Store'
> EQUALITY caseIgnoreIA5Match
> SYNTAX 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.26{100}
> SINGLE-VALUE )
>
> objectclass ( 1.3.6.1.4.1.8868.3.1
> NAME 'qmailUser'
> DESC 'qmail local mail recipient'
> SUP ( top $ person $ organizationalPerson )
> MAY ( qmailGID $ qmailUID $ qmaildomain $
> mailQuota $ mailMessageStore $ name ) )
>
> 2. Updated slapd.conf to include /path/to/schemas/qmailUser.schema:
>
> include /usr/local/etc/openldap/schema/core.schema
> include /usr/local/etc/openldap/schema/qmailUser.schema
>
> # Define global ACLs to disable default read access.
>
> # Do not enable referrals until AFTER you have a working directory
> # service AND an understanding of referrals.
> #referral ldap://root.openldap.org
>
> pidfile /usr/local/var/slapd.pid
> argsfile /usr/local/var/slapd.args
>
> # Load dynamic backend modules:
> # modulepath /usr/local/libexec/openldap
> # moduleload back_ldap.la
> # moduleload back_ldbm.la
> # moduleload back_passwd.la
> # moduleload back_shell.la
>
> #######################################################################
> # ldbm database definitions
> #######################################################################
>
> database ldbm
> suffix "dc=sebscape,dc=com"
> #suffix "o=My Organization Name,c=US"
> rootdn "cn=Manager,dc=sebscape,dc=com"
> #rootdn "cn=Manager,o=My Organization Name,c=US"
> # Cleartext passwords, especially for the rootdn, should
> # be avoid. See slappasswd(8) and slapd.conf(5) for details.
> # Use of strong authentication encouraged.
> rootpw mypassword
> # The database directory MUST exist prior to running slapd AND
> # should only be accessible by the slapd/tools. Mode 700 recommended.
> directory /usr/local/var/openldap-ldbm
> # Indices to maintain
> index objectClass eq
>
> 3. restarted slapd service
>
> II. Configured vpopmail
> ----------------------------
> 1. ./configure --enable-ldap=y --enable-roaming-users=y --> no errors
> reported
>
> 2. Modify vldap.h (note that I pre-created ou=users, dc=sebscape,dc=com
> while setting up
> openLDAP):
>
> #ifndef VPOPMAIL_LDAP_H
> #define VPOPMAIL_LDAP_H
>
> #undef OLD_VLDAP
>
> #define VLDAP_SERVER "localhost"
> #define VLDAP_PORT 389
> #define VLDAP_USER "cn=Manager, dc=sebscape, dc=com"
> #define VLDAP_PASSWORD "mypassword"
>
> #ifdef OLD_VLDAP
> #define VLDAP_BASEDN "ou=users, dc=sebscape, dc=com"
> #else
> #define VLDAP_BASEDN "ou=users, dc=sebscape, dc=com"
> #endif
>
> static char *vldap_attrs[] = {
> "name",
> "uid",
> "qmailGID",
> "qmailUID",
> "qmaildomain",
> "userPassword",
> "mailQuota",
> "mailMessageStore",
> NULL
> };
> #endif
>
> 3. make ---> no errors reported
> though I notice these warning midway:
> vauth.c: In function `vauth_getpw':
> vauth.c:80: warning: too many arguments for format
> vauth.c: In function `vauth_getall':
> vauth.c:310: warning: too many arguments for format
> vauth.c: In function `vauth_adddomain':
> vauth.c:575: warning: too many arguments for format
> vauth.c: In function `vauth_deldomain':
> vauth.c:620: warning: too many arguments for format
>
> 4. make install-strip --->no errors reported
>
>
> 5. /home/vpopmail/bin/vadddomain mydomain.com
> Enter postmaster's password
> enter password again
> Error: Unable to chdir to vpopmail/users directory
>
> Anyone able to reproduce this? Or better yet, tell me what is causing the
> error?
>
> TIA,
> Steve B.
>
>
>
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