#1946 can't connect to server
debian sarge system, kernel 2.6.9
OpenLDAP server slapd installed from .deb package
slapd version 2.1.30-3
Webmin 1.180
Fresh install of of the OpenLDAP server slapd, config file is /etc/ldap/slapd.conf
I click on the "LDAP Users and Groups" link from the "System" page of webmin
It prints "If no LDAP NSS configuration file is set in the module configuration, an LDAP server, login, password, base user DN and base group DN must be set instead." I go to the module configuration page and insert /etc/ldap/slapd.conf in the "Linux LDAP NSS library config file" item. Click on save, then webmin prints "Failed to connect to LDAP server port 389. Maybe your module configuration is incorrect." Slapd is running and I can "telnet localhost 389" on the server, and I connect to the daemon. Running "slapd -d 1" confirms that the daemon is answering on port 389.
I can provide more info if needed.
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I think the problem here is that Webmin doesn't know to
connect to localhost by default. To fix this, edit the file
/usr/share/libnss-ldap/ldap.conf and add the line
host=localhost . Future Webmin releases will handle this
problem better ..
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I think you are wrong. I have tried fooling with the host name on the module config page and in the config files. It makes no difference. Watching a running "slapd -d 1" shows that there is no connection. Webmin simply is not talking to port 389 whether it's localhost, 127.0.0.1, or any IP or hostname associated with the server in question. It's just broken.
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You might want to try the following settings on the Module
Config page :
Linux LDAP NSS library config file - None
LDAP server host - Localhost
LDAP server port - 375
LDAP Use TLS? - No (unless you are using TLS, in which case Yes)
Bind to LDAP server as - the admin login for your LDAP server
Credentials for bind name above - the password for above
Base for users - the base dc for Unix users
Base for groups - the base dc for Unix groups
this will bypass any settings in the ldap.conf file.
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I am having the same issue. My LDAP server is up and
running with no problems and the config files are all OK for
other clients. Webmin is just broken.
From posts I've seen in many places, there are folks who had
working systems and it broke when they upgraded to 1.170-R3.
Gentoo folks aren't going to 1.180 because it isn't
consisdered stable.
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I'm having the same problem. OpenLDAP is configured and
working, but Webmin won't connect no matter what.
I've seen a TON of other posts that indicate folks that are
using 1.170-r3 or 1.180 are having the problems. It's just
plain broken.
Folks that upgraded are somewhat annoyed... :)
I can run all the ldapsearch commands that I want and
authenticate all I want and it works... webmin just won't
connect.
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One suggestion for the original requestor -
/etc/ldap/slapd.conf is not the right configuration file for
the module to use. You need to instead enter the NSS ldap
*client* config file, which is
/usr/share/libnss-ldap/ldap.conf on Debian.
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/usr/share/libnss-ldap/ldap.conf comes with the libnss-ldap
packing in debian sarge. I installed this package and it
works now. Perhaps a check could be added to webmin for this
package?
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The next Webmin release will include code to ensure that you
enter the path to the ldap.conf file, not slapd.conf ..