Configure Windows And Linux Central Authentication With LDAP (Not Secure)

The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) is an application protocol for accessing and maintaining distributed directory information services over an Internet Protocol (IP) network. This service allow you to store your users and passwords in a central location. Now, I will guide you how to setup network authentication with LDAP.

Step 1. Install required LDAP Server packages

Step 2. Create directory to store LDAP database. This directory will hold all the bdb database files.

Step 3. Create ldap admin password 

Step 4. Edit /etc/openldap/slapd.conf

Step 5. Create a test account named ldapuser

Step 6. Create LDAP Database

The password conversion script is named migrate_common.ph. Edit the file and replace all instances of the string “padl” with the string “itbox4vn”.  

Step 7. Start the LDAP Server

Step 1. Install the necessary packages:

Step 2. Choose LDAP authentication

The /etc/nsswitch.conf and /etc/ldap.conf file is automatically edited for you. There is no LDAP client service that needs to be started. When the config file is in place, you are all set to start authenticating via the network. When troubleshooting network client authentication, check the /var/log/secure file for the errors. 

Step 3. Create The Home Directory For ldapuser On The LDAP Client

Step 4. Login and change password of ldapuser

pGina and LDAPAuth plugin are very useful applications for Windows System join LDAP Server. You can down load these from www.pgina.org. 

After installation, we start to configure:

Now we restart Windows System and login to LDAP Server. I created a user called ldapwin for Windows using.

Step 1. Change user password

Step 2. Create Modify LDAP User Script

Step 3. Create Add User Script

Step 4. Create Delete User Script

Have fun!