Topic: LDAP administrator

[Mark Thomas]

Hi,

I am trying to use a 3rd party LDAP gui client to connect to my e-smith box, but cant seem to access with admin rights... (Softterra LDAP Browser)

I can access anonymously and see all the users I have created, but i am not sure what user/password to use..

i have tried cn=root - cn=admin and the password from slapd.conf and i have tried using my admin user/password but it keeps saying invalid credentials..

what user/pass do i need to use to access the ldap remotely and make changes?

Thanks

Mark

[Mark Thomas]

typical - posted for help and worked it out on my own..

i needed to use the full description i.e.

cn=root,dc=test,dc=com

and the password from slapd.conf


sorry for wasting your eyes!

Mark

[Michael Smith]

Now *this* is refreshing ... you not only solved your problem but told us how it works, thus educating those of us who might need the info in future.  Thanks!

[bob]

Thanks for showing me a great tool such as Softterra LDAP Browser.  But now that I am using this tool I am having the same issue you were having.

I put the  base as "cn=root,dc=test,dc=com" but what username do I put in there?
I am getting no such object with a blank username and DN error with root.

Thanks in advance.

Bob

[Mark Thomas]

Hi Bob,

the base will be the "dc=test,dc=com" bit, and the user will be the
"cn=root,dc=test,dc=com"

(What this is saying is my domain is test.com and the user with admin access is root@test.com)

And the password will be the long one copied from the slapd.conf

hope this helps

Mark