How to set up LDAP users and groups

[powersj]

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@powersj

Store the cn=admin password in the /etc/ldapscripts/ldapscripts.passwd file

I was following this guide and editing that file didn’t seem to work, until I found a tip on SO to

echo -n 'password' > /etc/ldapscripts/ldapscripts.passwd

as root, and then magically it worked.

[ahasenack]

Thank you! I updated the guide with your tip, and also a note explaining why, and how to prevent the password from appearing in the shell history.