OpenLDAP/Basic setup

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Create certificate if you want to enable TLS.

Launch yast2 ldap-server, enable it to run on boot. Open firewall port if you want access from outside the firewall.

Add new database with the following information.

Hit finish at the next screen.

Click OK and close the LDAP server configuration module.

Start yast2 ldap module, fill in the details as follows, check TLS/SSL if you have created certificate, you may have to give path to the certificate when selecting TLS/SSL as /etc/ssl/certs/server.pem. Make sure you use IP address accessible from the network instead of 127.0.0.1 if the server is going to be used as LTSP/Cluster node.

Select "Administration Settings" tab, fill in the details as follows, check both the checkboxes and click "Configure User Management Settings"

Click OK, and close/finish the configuration.

Now you will be able to select LDAP from the yast2 users module to do user management via LDAP.

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