LDAP HOWTO

Luiz Ernesto Pinheiro Malere, malere@yahoo.com

1. Introduction

• 1.1 What's LDAP ?
• 1.2 What's a Directory Service ?
• 1.3 How does LDAP work ?
• 1.4 LDAP backends, objects and attributes
• 1.5 New Versions of this Document
• 1.6 Opinions and Sugestions
• 1.7 Copyright and Disclaimer

2. Installing the LDAP Server

• 2.1 Downloading the package
• 2.2 Unpacking the server
• 2.3 Configuring the software
• 2.4 Building the server

3. Configuring the LDAP Server

• 3.1 Configuration File Format
• 3.2 Global Options
• 3.3 General Backend Options
• 3.4 LDBM Backend-Specific Options
• 3.5 Access Control Examples

4. Running the LDAP Server

• 4.1 Command Line Options
• 4.2 Running slapd as a Stand Alone Daemon
• 4.3 Running slapd from inetd

5. Database Creation and Maintenance

• 5.1 Creating a Database online
• 5.2 Creating a Database offline
• 5.3 More on the LDIF format
• 5.4 The ldapsearch, ldapdelete and ldapmodify utilities

6. Aditional Informations and Features

• 6.1 Roaming Access
• 6.2 Netscape Address Book
• 6.3 Killing the LDAP server
• 6.4 Logs

7. References