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gidNumber: 10000
homeDirectory: /home/mikemac
dn: ou=Group,dc=my-domain,dc=com
objectClass: top
objectClass: organizationalUnit
ou: Group
dn: cn=mikemac,ou=Group,dc=my-domain,dc=com
objectClass: posixGroup
objectClass: top
cn: mikemac
userPassword: {crypt}x
gidNumber: 10000
► Add the contents of the LDIF file to the LDAP server with the ldapadd command:
# ldapadd -x -h localhost -D "cn=Manager,dc=my-domain,dc=com" -f /tmp/initial.ldif -W
Enter LDAP Password:
adding new entry "dc=my-domain,dc=com"
adding new entry "cn=Manager,dc=my-domain,dc=com"
adding new entry "ou=People,dc=my-domain,dc=com"
adding new entry "uid=mikemac,ou=People,dc=my-domain,dc=com"
adding new entry "ou=Group,dc=my-domain,dc=com"
adding new entry "cn=mikemac,ou=Group,dc=my-domain,dc=com"
► Set the base distinguished name to dc=my-domain,dc=com. This is set in the BASE variable
in the LDAP client configuration file /etc/openldap/ldap.conf:
# cd /etc/openldap
# cp ldap.conf ldap.conf.orig
# vi ldap.conf
#
# LDAP Defaults
#
# See ldap.conf(5) for details
# This file should be world readable but not world writable.
BASE dc=my-domain,dc=com
...
► Search for the new user ID just added with the ldapsearch command:
# ldapsearch -x uid=mikemac
...
# mikemac, People, my-domain.com
dn: uid=mikemac,ou=People,dc=my-domain,dc=com
uid: mikemac
cn:: bWlrZW1hYyA=
objectClass: account
objectClass: posixAccount
objectClass: top
objectClass: shadowAccount
loginShell: /bin/bash
uidNumber: 10000
gidNumber: 10000
homeDirectory: /home/mikemac
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