FedoraDirectoryServerClientHowto

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= Introduction =

This howto is based on my FedoraDirectoryServer howto and I am going to tell you here how you are going to connect Ubuntu clients with Fedora-ds installed in another Ubuntu server. I will stic to the the following example scenario. Change your setting appropriately.

My test setup is like this:

attachment:fossedulan.jpg

= Installing LDAP Client Packages =

We need to install necessary client packages and setup them initially. To install all packages:

{{{
  sudo apt-get install libpam-ldap libnss-ldap
}}}

During the installtion it will ask few questions and don't worry about them but keep accepting the default settings since we are going to modify them manually later.

= Configuring Configuring nsswitch.conf file =

The nsswitch.conf file is responsible for switching the authentication order in Linux and we need to setup to accpet LDAP authentication. Tp edit the file:

{{{
sudo vi /etc/nsswitch.conf
}}}

Then we need change {{{compat}}} with {{{files ldap}}}. Use the following command in vi command mode
{{{
%s/compat/files ldap/g
}}}

Now your changes will reflect as follows in /etc/nsswitch.conf
{{{
...
passwd: files ldap
group: files ldap
shadow: files ldap
...
}}}

The order {{{files ldap}}} will look {{{/etc/passwd}}} file first and then look LDAP for authentication.

= Modifying /etc/pam_ldap.conf file =

We now replace above file with our version of this file. To backup the original file :

{{{
cd /etc
sudo mv pam_ldap.conf pam_ldap.conf.orig
}}}

The open a new file and copy and paste the follwing contents the new file.
{{{
sudo vi /etc/pam_ldap.conf
}}}

Copy and paste the following code segment.

{{{
host 10.0.0.1

suffix "dc=fossedu,dc=com"

uri ldap://10.0.0.1
pam_password exop

ldap_version 3
pam_filter objectclass=posixAccount
pam_login_attribute uid
pam_member_attribute memberuid
nss_base_passwd ou=People,dc=fossedu,dc=org
nss_base_shadow ou=People,dc=fossedu,dc=org
nss_base_group ou=Groups,dc=fossedu,dc=org

scope one
}}}

Replace {{{"dc=fossedu,dc=com"}}} with your own distinguished name of the search base. For example dc=yourdoman,dc=com

Howto created by: ChinthakaDeshapriya.
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