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LDAP is an acronym for Lightweight Directory Access Protocol, it is a simplified version of the X.500 protocol. The directory setup in this section will be used for authentication. Nevertheless, LDAP can be used in numerous ways: authentication, shared directory (for mail clients), address book, etc. To describe LDAP quickly, all information is stored in a tree structure. With OpenLDAP you have freedom to determine the directory arborescence (the Directory Information Tree: the DIT) yourself. We will begin with a basic tree containing two nodes below the root:
What is required OpenLDAP / slapd - LDAP Server pam_ldap - For unix password authentication nss_ldap - For unix name lookup. auth_ldap - Before you start here is a script for you. If you want to setup openldap server for user authentication download and run this script. This will do all the work in 1min. Install
Annuaire LDAP - MDS Matthieu Vogelweith 17 août 2009