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OpenLDAP Server Configuration
(continued)
Starting the OpenLDAP Server
Customizing the OpenLDAP Schema
LDAP Data Structure
AP Operation
An example configuration file is provided in the figure:
To start the OpenLDAP Server, run slapd (the OpenLDAP Server
executable file) from the command line. slapd supports a number of
command line options, the most important option is the d switch that
triggers debug information. For example, a command of
slapd -d
256
would start OpenLDAP with a debug level of 256, as shown in
the following screenshot:
Note: For details about slapd options and their meanings, refer to the
OpenLDAP documentation.
The schema that slapd uses may be extended to support additional
syntaxes, matching rules, attribute types, and object classes. In the
case of the B051-000, the B051-000User class and the permission
attribute are extended to define a new schema. The extended schema
file used to authenticate and authorize users logging in to the B051-
000 is shown in the figure, below:
An LDAP directory stores information in a tree structure known
as the Directory Information Tree (DIT). The nodes in the tree are
directory entries, and each entry contains information in attribute-
value form. An example of the LDAP directory tree for the B051-000
is shown in the figure, below:
