OpenLDAP - Configuring a server to authenticate users using LDAP

[@unixjpn]

The nice thing about debian unlike redhat is that when you install a package it has a TUI that automatically gets launced that asked for info to setup the services.
Thanks for the nice video howto!

[@elcajonboy]

This video leaves out a very important step!! Security! by default all information in ldap is passed over the network in clear text. Do not do this unless you also setup TLS. A strong password policy is also just as important. Of course setting it up right and managing the schema will quickly make you look for a proper directory solution so you don't waste so much time dealing with rolling your own.

[@robertmeszaros2939]

Thank you! Clear, simple, and good tutorial. Very useful!

[@blackboxitech]

You should mentioned that two terminal windows should be opened before doing the pam stuff. I did lock myself out, but thankfully I had Webmin installed and was able to edit the changes to the files in the /etc/pam.d folder.

[@lonecrow66]

Thanks this really explained a few things for me I wondered about, now we need someone to do an up to date example for Centos as well :)

[@themiln]

Nice instruction, very clear! Any plans on expanding this with centralized networked home directories?

[@MikeRay3333]

i have a problem in understanding last words(sorry i'm italianXD). what's joe's password at the end when trying logging in with ssh? i set it too with 123.. BTW great video!! i went crazy by following other guides on the net, but this one is the best!! it's the first that works!!XD

[@racscord]

Me salvaste la vida!!! Muchas gracias.

[@unixjpn]

setting up ldap using debian or ubuntu is cake walk with its TUI MS windows look like Wizard once apt-get installs it. Setting it up completely from config files and the DIT takes lots of considerations.

[@dbiswas123]

Very good, one, again ! Thanks a ton .

[@vegascosmeticos2632]

Can we do this with Windows Active Directory and OpenLdap? Can we authenticate in windows, users that exist in openldap?

[@BenCooke419]

So how would you get a Windows client to use LDAP authentication. Thus replacing Microsoft active directory?

[@lanswipe]

what happens if you have 2 users with the same username locally and in LDAP, how do login to either of them without editing common-auth
for example, take root for example, root exists in my LDAP tree(for samba) and on the local machine, how do i say login as the LDAP root, because surely it will look at /etc/passwd first and use the local root?

[@lanswipe]

@bowendenning yeah so if the names do clash one will take precedence over the other and theres no way to switch at logon?

[@bonrg208]

hi
how to make gui authentication
authorization when doing a black screen with the cursor x and nothing else
thank you

[@jammuthejatt]

Thank you very much very helpful stuff!

[@SergeDmitriev]

great video, thanks!

[@neelkhamar2758]

Where do you bring the ip addresses as it keeps changing

[@sapantanted7090]

what is vmnet2 in command ssh joe@vmnet2
i tried to do user@ipaddress and it gives connection refused error ... can you tell me why?

[@edwardedilson]

Thank very much

[@basmagic]

IP adress is the adress of the machine were you working on?

[@nezarfadle7715]

U've got a new subscriper ^___^

[@rajutube2]

Good post, but for me, /etc/ssh/sshd_config PasswordAuthentication needed to be set to "yes"

[@whodageek]

@bowendenning Thank so much

[@mohamedfetoh92]

hello !
how to LDAP filter #zimbra

[@jemmaj2919]

he's talking like he's just about to go to sleep, very demotivating

[@CrisseCorporation]

He's talking like he's been dead for a month!

[@akhan3682]

Lets see you create and share a tutorial - otherwise eff off