OpenLDAP

Information related to OpenLDAP and the TurnKey Linux OpenLDAP appliance.

MemberOf config for OpenLDAP

These resources have been tested and confirmed working on v14.2 TurnKey OpenLDAP appliance. Hopefully it remains relevant to v15.x/v16.x as well.

OpenLDAP official docs:
Reverse Group Membership Maintenance

Maarten De Paepe's blog:
How to enable MemberOf using OpenLDAP

OpenLDAP integration with other appliances

[undated - unsure if still relevant?!]

Note: settings in red must be changed according to your setup.

  • OpenLDAP
    • Log into phpLDAPadmin as administrative user
    • Create new user account (PosixAccount) in Users OU
    • Add mail attribute to new account
  • Redmine
    • Log into Redmine as administrative user
    • Click administration -> LDAP authentication
    • Click new authentication mode
      • Name: TurnKey OpenLDAP
      • Host: ldap.turnkeylinux.org
      • Port: 389 (LDAPS not checked) || 636 (LDAPS checked)
      • Base DN: ou=Users,dc=turnkeylinux,dc=org
      • On the fly user creation: (checked)
         
      • Login: uid
      • First name: givenName
      • Last name: sn
      • Email: mail
    • Click save
    • Click test
    • Logout
       
    • Log in as the user created in OpenLDAP
    • Smile...