Configure LDAP Address Book for your Mail Server

This document is written by me to configure global address
book using OpenLDAP

Softwares needed

OpenLDAP

perl-Kolab-LDAP-Backend-slurpd-0.9.3-0.20050801.1mdk
openldap-2.3.6-4mdk
libldap2.3_0-2.3.6-4mdk
openldap-servers-2.3.6-4mdk
perl-ldap-0.31-2mdk
perl-Kolab-LDAP-0.9.3-0.20050801.1mdk
openldap-clients-2.3.6-4mdk

Database - Berkley DB

libdbus-glib-1_0-0.23.4-5mdk
libdbus-qt-1_0-0.23.4-5mdk
libdbus-1_0-0.23.4-5mdk
libdb4.2-4.2.52-7mdk


INSTALL LDAP Server

[root@mybox openldap-2.3.20]# urpmi openldap-server
To satisfy dependencies, the following 2 packages are going to be installed (3 MB):
db42-utils-4.2.52-7mdk.i586
openldap-servers-2.3.6-4mdk.i586
Is this OK? (Y/n) Y

installing db42-utils-4.2.52-7mdk.i586.rpm from /var/cache/urpmi/rpms
Preparing... #############################################
1/2: db42-utils #############################################

ftp://gd.tuwien.ac.at/pub/linux/Mandriva/official/2006.0/i586/media/
main/openldap-servers-2.3.6-4mdk.i586.rpm
installing openldap-servers-2.3.6-4mdk.i586.rpm from /var/cache/urpmi/rpms
Preparing... #############################################
1/1: openldap-servers #############################################


Now to get Ldap Commands, I have downloaded openldap-client

[root@localhost openldap]# urpmi openldap-client
ftp://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/pub/linux/MandrivaLinux/official/
2006.0/i586/media/main/openldap-clients-2.3.6-4mdk.i586.rpm
installing openldap-clients-2.3.6-4mdk.i586.rpm from /var/cache/urpmi/rpms
Preparing... #############################################
1/1: openldap-clients #############################################


Configuration Files :
/etc/openldap/slapd.conf
/etc/openldap/ldap.conf

Will also need to create a .ldif file where address informations are stored.




Heres one good Tutorial on LDAP

Will Complete this next Week