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To edit a previously created database, select its base DN in the tree to the left. In the
right part of the window, YaST displays a dialog similar to the one used for the creation
of a new database—with the main difference that the base DN entry is grayed out and
cannot be changed.
After leaving the LDAP server configuration by selecting Finish, you are ready to go
with a basic working configuration for your LDAP server. To fine-tune this setup, edit
the file /etc/openldap/slapd.conf accordingly then restart the server.
37.6 Configuring an LDAP Client with
YaST includes a module to set up LDAP-based user management. If you did not enable
this feature during the installation, start the module by selecting Network Services →
LDAP Client. YaST automatically enables any PAM and NSS related changes as required
by LDAP and installs the necessary files.
37.6.1 Standard Procedure
Background knowledge of the processes acting in the background of a client machine
helps you understand how the YaST LDAP client module works. If LDAP is activated
for network authentication or the YaST module is called, the packages pam_ldap and
nss_ldap are installed and the two corresponding configuration files are adapted.
pam_ldap is the PAM module responsible for negotiation between login processes
and the LDAP directory as the source of authentication data. The dedicated module
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LDAP Password
Enter the password for the database administrator.
Encryption
Determine the encryption algorithm to use to secure the password of Root
DN. Choose crypt, smd5, ssha, or sha. The dialog also includes a plain option
to enable the use of plain text passwords, but enabling this is not recommend-
ed for security reasons. To confirm your settings and return to the previous
dialog, select OK.
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