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    Hi,

    In chapter 29 it's referred to the openldap-clients package which I cannot find on my Debian system. Is this package specific to RedHat-based systems (I find references which suggest that)? Are the ldap-utils the replacement I should use for Debian?

    1. ┌──(alu@nb)-[~]
    2. └─$ apt info ldap-utils
    3. Package: ldap-utils
    4. Version: 2.5.13+dfsg-5
    5. Priority: optional
    6. Section: net
    7. Source: openldap
    8. Maintainer: Debian OpenLDAP Maintainers <pkg-openldap-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org>
    9. Installed-Size: 780 kB
    10. Provides: ldap-client, openldap-utils
    11. Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libldap-2.5-0 (= 2.5.13+dfsg-5), libsasl2-2 (>= 2.1.28+dfsg)
    12. Suggests: libsasl2-modules, libsasl2-modules-gssapi-mit | libsasl2-modules-gssapi-heimdal
    13. Conflicts: ldap-client, openldap-utils, umich-ldap-utils
    14. Replaces: openldap-utils, openldapd, slapd (<< 2.2.23-0.pre6)
    15. Homepage: https://www.openldap.org/
    16. Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::commandline, network::client,
    17.  protocol::kerberos, protocol::ldap, role::program, scope::utility,
    18.  works-with::db
    19. Download-Size: 144 kB
    20. APT-Sources: http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm/main amd64 Packages
    21. Description: OpenLDAP utilities
    22.  This package provides utilities from the OpenLDAP (Lightweight
    23.  Directory Access Protocol) package. These utilities can access a
    24.  local or remote LDAP server and contain all the client programs
    25.  required to access LDAP servers.
    26.  

    Thanks,
    Urs

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    • Posts: 1,268

      Hi Urs,

      In chapter 29 it's referred to the openldap-clients package which I cannot find on my Debian system. Is >this package specific to RedHat-based systems (I find references which suggest that)?

      Yes, that's specified in step 1 of Lab 29.2

      Are the ldap-utils the replacement I should use for Debian?

      That's correct. After installed, do "ldap" and press the tab key. You will see the ldap tools:

      ubuntu@master:~$ ldap
      ldapadd ldapdelete ldapmodify ldappasswd ldapurl
      ldapcompare ldapexop ldapmodrdn ldapsearch ldapwhoami

      Regards,
      Luis.

    • Posts: 51

      Hi Luis,

      Great, thank you.

      Regards,
      Urs

    • Posts: 51
      edited October 2024

      Hi Luis,

      Thank you for your answer. I just installed the ldap-utils package. However, after the install the command ldap returns:
      bash: ldap: command not found.

      But the utilities got installed anyway:

      1. ┌──(alu@nb)-[~]
      2. └─$ man -k ldap
      3. ldap.conf (5)        - LDAP configuration file/environment variables
      4. ldapadd (1)          - LDAP modify entry and LDAP add entry tools
      5. ldapcompare (1)      - LDAP compare tool
      6. ldapdelete (1)       - LDAP delete entry tool
      7. ldapexop (1)         - issue LDAP extended operations
      8. ldapmodify (1)       - LDAP modify entry and LDAP add entry tools
      9. ldapmodrdn (1)       - LDAP rename entry tool
      10. ldappasswd (1)       - change the password of an LDAP entry
      11. ldapsearch (1)       - LDAP search tool
      12. ldapurl (1)          - LDAP URL formatting tool
      13. ldapwhoami (1)       - LDAP who am i? tool
      14. ldif (5)             - LDAP Data Interchange Format
      15. URI::ldap (3pm)      - LDAP Uniform Resource Locators

      Do you have other LDAP-related packages installed on your system which allows the command ldap to return the installed LDAP utilities?

      Regards,
      Urs

    • Posts: 1,268

      Hi Urs,

      Do you have other LDAP-related packages installed on your system which allows the command ldap to >return the installed LDAP utilities?

      No, that's ok, you got the needed packages installed. I was using auto completion in bash, but "ldap" alone won't run anything.

      So you are good to go forward with the lab.

      Regards,
      Luis.

    • Posts: 51

      Perfect, thanks.

      Regards,
      Urs

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