[Fedora-directory-users] Probably very stupid problem ....

[Richard Megginson]

Enrico Valsecchi wrote:

>>should have /etc/openldap/ldap.conf with at least...
>>
>>BASE: dc=chiccomara,dc=org
>>HOST: 127.0.0.1
>>    
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>[.... cut ....]
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>>># nss_base_hosts  ou=Host,ou=Mizar Solutions,dc=chiccomara,dc=org
>>>scope one
>>>      
>>>
>>probably need here...
>>
>>base: dc=chiccomara,dc=org
>>host: 127.0.0.1
>>rootbinddn: cn=Directory Manager #or whatever bind dn you choose
>>and I am not all knowing on PADL tools but I would have...
>>nss_base_passwd ou=Users,ou=Mizar Solutions,dc=chiccomara,dc=org?one
>>nss_base_shadow ou=Users,ou=Mizar Solutions,dc=chiccomara,dc=org?one
>>nss_base_group  ou=Groups,ou=Mizar Solutions,dc=chiccomara,dc=org?one
>>
>>and then /etc/ldap.secret with your rootbinddn password chmod 600
>>
>>and you should be able to simply test it by doing...
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>>getent passwd
>>getent group
>>    
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>Mumble mumble, if if run getent passwd and getent group,
>I have a complete list of users and group.
>Only problem is user authentication!
>I have saved my users (with posixAccount) under ou called "Users".
>During last hour I have search into the net a solution, without result.
>
>After, I have thought to replace ou "Users" with ou "People", and I have saved
>a new user under this new ou.  
>Magically all it works.  
>Question:  to this point, it's necessary have one ou called "People" 
>in order to guarantee the authentication under Linux with Fedora-DS?
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No.  You can use any naming convention you want.  By default, FDS uses 
ou=People, and perhaps some of the openldap/nis/nss/pam stuff uses 
ou=Users by default.  It was probably just some lingering config file 
somewhere.

>Bye,
>
>Enrico
>
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