OpenLDAP - Configuring a server to authenticate users using LDAP

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Science & Technology

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• openldap
• ldap
• linux
• system
• administration
• central
• configuration
• login
• active
• directory

[lanswipe]

what happens if you have 2 users with the same username locally and in LDAP, how do login to either of them without editing common-auth

for example, take root for example, root exists in my LDAP tree(for samba) and on the local machine, how do i say login as the LDAP root, because surely it will look at /etc/passwd first and use the local root?

[bowendenning]

@lanswipe The nsswitch.conf file will determine where, and in which order, user information is queried. In the video it is configured to first query ldap, and then the local passwd config.

If the user root exists in both ldap and passwd then the root user located within the ldap will take precedence over the local root user. The trick is to ensure that if you wish to select between users then make sure the names don't clash.

[nanoanthkell]

Thanks !

[bowendenning]

No problem mate, thanks for watching. Hopefully it's been helpful ;-)

[racscord]

Me salvaste la vida!!! Muchas gracias.

[wolfricacc]

cah-ssh (cache) like aahhhh i see

[basmagic]

IP adress is the adress of the machine were you working on?

[dbiswas123]

Very good, one, again ! Thanks a ton .

[Pepsifx357]

So how would you get a Windows client to use LDAP authentication. Thus replacing Microsoft active directory?

[lanswipe]

@bowendenning yeah so if the names do clash one will take precedence over the other and theres no way to switch at logon?