NOTE: CentOS Enterprise Linux is built from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux source code. Other than logo and name changes CentOS Enterprise Linux is compatible with the equivalent Red Hat version. This document applies equally to both Red Hat and CentOS Enterprise Linux.
The following resources offer additional information on LDAP. It is
highly recommended that you review these, especially the OpenLDAP
website and the LDAP HOWTO, before configuring LDAP on your system(s).
/usr/share/docs/openldap-<versionnumber>/
directory — Contains a general README
document and miscellaneous information.
LDAP related man pages — There are a number of man pages
for the various applications and configuration files involved with
LDAP. The following is a list of some of the more important man
pages.
Client Applications
man ldapadd — Describes how
to add entries to an LDAP directory.
man ldapdelete — Describes
how to delete entries within an LDAP directory.
man ldapmodify — Describes how
to modify entries within an LDAP directory.
man ldapsearch — Describes how
to search for entries within an LDAP directory.
man ldappasswd — Describes
how to set or change the password of an LDAP user.
Server Applications
man slapd — Describes
command line options for the LDAP server.
man slurpd — Describes
command line options for the LDAP replication
server.
Administrative Applications
man slapadd — Describes
command line options used to add entries to a
slapd database.
man slapcat — Describes
command line options used to generate an LDIF file from a
slapd database.
man slapindex — Describes
command line options used to regenerate an index based
upon the contents of a slapd database.
man slappasswd — Describes
command line options used to generate user passwords for
LDAP directories.
Configuration Files
man ldap.conf — Describes the format
and options available within the configuration file for
LDAP clients.
man slapd.conf — Describes
the format and options available within the configuration
file referenced by both the LDAP server applications
(slapd and slurpd)
and the LDAP administrative tools
(slapadd, slapcat,
and slapindex).
http://www.openldap.org/
— Home of the OpenLDAP Project. This website contains a
wealth of information about configuring OpenLDAP as well as a
future roadmap and version changes.
http://www.ldapman.org/articles/
— Articles that offer a good introduction to LDAP, including
methods to design a directory tree and customizing directory
structures.
