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LDAP-backend v1 commited

The first version of LDAP backend is out, numbered Licorn 1.2. On a freshly installed Lucid with an empty slapd, Licorn® will do everything needed to get a fully usable LDAP system (pam-ldap and nss-ldap wise).

Just run the following command: 

sudo aptitude install licorn-ldap

And let the magic begins. What it does, summed up:

  • install slapd, lib*-ldap and all licorn.
  • wait for slapd to be started with the bare minimum configuration.
  • setup all the rest of the slapd configuration (chk config -avb; read the gory details on the LDAP backend page).
  • enable the LDAP backend on the whole system (mod config -b ldap), including lib*-ldap.

PAM setup should be done by the debian packages, which is the case nowadays on Lucid.

To be sure the LDAP module is available and enabled, just ask: 

sudo get config backends

And the system should tell you: 

ldap*
unix

Everything else is just transparent: you can use Licorn® CLI tools as usual.

There is still work to be done, but it concerns new features only; the LDAP backend is currently feature complete, regarding users and groups.