How to install OpenLDAP and phpldapadmin in CentOS?
How to install OpenLDAP and phpldapadmin in CentOS 7?
1. Install openldap packages.
[email protected] ~]# yum install openldap openldap-servers openldap-clients -y
2. Start and enable openldap service.
[email protected] ~]# systemctl start slapd && systemctl enable slapd
3. Create admin LDIF file and replace olcSuffix and olcRootDN.
[email protected] ~]# vim bind.ldif
4. To make these changes use ldapmodify command with the appropriate name.
[email protected] ~]# ldapmodify -Y EXTERNAL -H ldapi:/// -f bind.ldif
5. Generate password for admin user by using the below command.
[email protected] ~]# slappasswd
New password:
Re-enter new password:
{SSHA}lPFlwdh9G8O4OVQ7WPtNjWz5bgx53HcO
6. Create password LDIF file and replace password with yours.
[email protected] ~]# vim password.ldif
7. To make these changes use ldapmodify command with the appropriate name.
[email protected] ~]# ldapmodify -Y EXTERNAL -H ldapi:/// -f password.ldif
8. To allow access to the LDAP database, replace olcAccess attribute with yours.
[email protected] ~]# vim config.ldif
dn: olcDatabase={1}monitor,cn=config
changetype: modify
replace: olcAccess
olcAccess: {0}to * by dn.base="gidNumber=0+uidNumber=0,cn=peercred,cn=external, cn=auth" read by dn.base="cn=admin,dc=centos,dc=com" read by * none
9. To make these changes use ldapmodify command with the appropriate name.
[email protected] ~]# ldapmodify -Y EXTERNAL -H ldapi:/// -f config.ldif
10. Use ldapsearch to validate the attribute that has changed.
[email protected] ~]# ldapsearch -Y EXTERNAL -H ldapi:/// -b cn=config olcDatabase=\*
11. Check configuration with the below command.
[email protected] ~]# slaptest -u
12. Create a LDIF file that saves the base DN.
[email protected]s ~]# vim base.ldif
dn: dc=centos,dc=com
o: ldap
objectclass: dcobject
objectclass: organization
13. Use ldapadd with the bind DN and admin password to add base.ldif.
[email protected] ~]# ldapadd -f base.ldif -H ldapi:/// -D cn=admin,dc=centos,dc=com -W
Enter LDAP Password:
14. Install phpldapadmin package.
[email protected] ~]# yum -y install phpldapadmin
15. Edit phpldapadmin configuration file and comment #Require local and add a new line Require all granted.
[email protected] ~]# vim /etc/httpd/conf.d/phpldapadmin.conf
#Require local
Require all granted
16. Modify the configuration file located at /etc/phpldapadmin/config.php to look like the one below.
[email protected] ~]# vim /etc/phpldapadmin/config.php
17. After making the changes open the browser and access your LDAP administration dashboard with http://server_ip/phpldapadmin
18. The following image shows the GUI of phpldapadmin.
Click on " login" button at the top left corner of GUI to log in to the admin dashboard.
