In this tutorial, we will show you the step-by-step process to install LDAP Account Manager (LAM) on Elementary OS Latest. LAM is a web-based LDAP client used for managing user accounts and groups in a central location.
Before we begin, you need to ensure that you have the following prerequisites installed on your system:
The first step is to download and extract the LAM software package from the official website. To do this, open the terminal and enter the following command:
wget https://sourceforge.net/projects/lam/files/lam/LAM%206.2/lam-6.2.zip
This will download the LAM software package to your system. Once the package is downloaded, extract it using the following command:
unzip lam-6.2.zip
This will create a new directory called lam-6.2.
To run LAM on your system, you need to install its dependencies. Open the terminal and enter the following command:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install php7.4-cgi php7.4-ldap libapache2-mod-php7.4
This command will install PHP version 7.4, which is required to run LAM. Also, it will install the Apache2 web server since LAM is a web-based client.
Now it's time to configure LAM according to your LDAP server settings. To do this, navigate to the lam-6.2/config directory and copy the lam.conf.default file to lam.conf.
cd lam-6.2/config
cp lam.conf.default lam.conf
After that, open the lam.conf file using a text editor such as nano. You can do this by entering the following command:
nano lam.conf
In the lam.conf file, you need to configure the LDAP server details according to your setup. Update the following fields with your LDAP server details:
$LDAP_SERVERS = array("ldap://localhost/");
$LDAP_PORT = 389;
$LDAP_BINDDN = "cn=admin,dc=example,dc=com";
$LDAP_BINDPW = "adminpassword";
$LDAP_BASE = "dc=example,dc=com";
Once you update the fields, save and close the file.
Now that LAM is configured, you need to configure the Apache2 web server to host LAM. To do this, create a new virtual host file under the /etc/apache2/sites-available directory using the following command:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/lam.conf
In the lam.conf file, add the following configuration:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName lam.example.com
ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
DocumentRoot /var/www/lam/html
<Directory /var/www/lam/html>
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Note: You need to replace lam.example.com with your domain name or IP address.
After that, save and close the file. Then, enable the new virtual host using the following command:
sudo a2ensite lam.conf
Finally, restart the Apache2 web server using the following command:
sudo systemctl restart apache2
Now that LAM is installed and configured, you can access it using your web browser. Visit the URL http://lam.example.com (replace lam.example.com with your domain name or IP address) to access LAM. You should see the LAM login page. Use the administrator account credentials to log in to LAM and start managing your LDAP accounts and groups.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed LAM on Elementary OS Latest. You can now begin managing your LDAP accounts and groups.
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