The 389 Directory Server is an open-source LDAP server used by many organizations to store and manage user information. In this tutorial, we will go through the step-by-step process of installing 389 Directory Server on Arch Linux.
Before we begin, make sure that you have the following:
Update your system by running the following command:
sudo pacman -Syu
This will synchronize your package list and upgrade all installed packages to the latest version.
To install the 389 Directory Server on Arch Linux, you need to enable the epel repository. To do this, run the following command:
sudo pacman -S epel-release
Next, install the 389 Directory Server and its dependencies by running the following command:
sudo pacman -S 389-ds-base 389-admin 389-adminutil
By default, the 389 Directory Server listens on port 389. If you have a firewall enabled on your system, you need to allow incoming connections on this port. If you use ufw, you can allow incoming connections on port 389 by running the following command:
sudo ufw allow 389/tcp
After you have installed the 389 Directory Server, you need to set it up using the setup-ds-admin command. This command guides you through the configuration process and sets up the server with the default options. To start the configuration process, run the following command:
sudo setup-ds-admin
Follow the prompts to set up the server. When asked for the hostname, enter the IP address of your server. When asked for the directory suffix, enter a suffix that uniquely identifies your organization. You can accept the default values for the rest of the options.
After you have set up the directory server, you need to start it using the following command:
sudo systemctl start dirsrv.target
To make sure that the server starts automatically after a system reboot, run the following command:
sudo systemctl enable dirsrv.target
To test the 389 Directory Server, you can use the ldapsearch command to search for a user in the directory. For example, to search for a user with the username jdoe, run the following command:
ldapsearch -x -H ldap://localhost -b "dc=example,dc=com" "(uid=jdoe)"
This should return the user details, if the user exists in the directory.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and set up the 389 Directory Server on Arch Linux.
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