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OpenLDAP FAQ's¶

How to generate password for slapd.conf file¶

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/opt/openldap/sbin/slappasswd
New password:
Re-enter new password:

copy the encrypted password and update the slapd.conf file.
/opt/openldap here, is the install path of openLDAP.

[ERROR]: BerkeleyDB not available¶

If you get one of these errors:

error:BerkeleyDB not available
error: Berkeley DB version mismatch
error : Berkeley DB library and header version mismatch

then check if the Berleley Db installation is done correctly. Follow the installation guide for more details on BDB installation.

Next, export below env varibales before installing OpenLDAP.

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export CPPFLAGS="-I/usr/local/BerkeleyDB.4.8/include"
export LDFLAGS="-L/usr/local/BerkeleyDB.4.8/lib"
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="/usr/local/BerkeleyDB.4.8/lib/"

/usr/local/BerkeleyDB.4.8 here, is the Berkeley DB install path.

Reference

Berkeley DB version mismatch

[ERROR]: soelim is required to build OpenLDAP¶

Install groff package for linux.

1	yum install groff -y

[WARNING]: no DB_CONFIG file found in directory /data/openldap¶

You will get this error while configuring openLDAP if you have not configured a DB_CONFIG file in the data directory.

DB_CONFIG file holds additional configuration for the Berkeley database.