The entire reason for installing ldap was to be able to use it to set up users on one machine and have them be available on all others. Keeping /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow files up-to-date has been a hassle. So, on our server, I have created some dummy users, user2, user3, user4 and user5. I want to be able to login to our client computer using their credentials.
On the client, run authconfig. Under “User Information” turn on “Use LDAP”. Under “Authentication”, turn on “Use LDAP Authentication”. On the next screen, turn on “Use TLS”, put the ip address of the server on the next line and for the Base DN, use dc=ibmprint,dc=uchicago,dc=edu. Then ok.
First problem, authconfig doesn’t end. The window closes, but I don’t get the prompt back. I had to Ctrl-C to get the prompt back. I’m sure this is a problem. I didn’t wait long enough. It takes around two minutes. If you close it early, ldap authentication won’t work.