How to Install LDAP Account Manager (LAM) on MXLinux Latest

LDAP Account Manager (LAM) is a free, open-source web-based LDAP account management tool, which can be used to manage user and group accounts on LDAP servers. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install LAM on MXLinux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we start, make sure that you have:

• A running instance of MXLinux Latest.
• Access to the root account or a user account with sudo privileges.

Step 1: Install Dependencies

First, we need to install some dependencies required by LAM. Open the terminal and run the following command to install them:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install apache2 php php-ldap php-mysql libapache2-mod-php libssl-dev

Step 2: Download LAM

Download the latest version of LAM from the official website. Assuming you have downloaded it to the Downloads folder, open the terminal and navigate to the Downloads folder:

cd ~/Downloads

Step 3: Extract LAM Archive

Extract the downloaded LAM archive using the following command:

sudo tar -xzvf lam-*.tar.gz -C /var/www/html/

This will extract the LAM archive to the /var/www/html/ directory, which is the default document root directory for Apache web server on MXLinux.

Step 4: Set Permissions

Change the ownership and permissions of the /var/www/html/lam directory to the Apache user and group, as follows:

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/lam
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/lam

Step 5: Configure Apache

Now let's configure Apache to serve LAM. Create a new Apache virtual host configuration file for LAM using the following command:

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/lam.conf

Add the following content to the file and save it:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    DocumentRoot /var/www/html/lam/www
    <Directory /var/www/html/lam/www>
        Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Next, enable the new virtual host by running the following command:

sudo a2ensite lam

Finally, restart the Apache web server using the following command:

sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 6: Access LAM Web Interface

Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost/lam. You should see the LAM login page.

Use the default administrator credentials to sign in:

• Username: admin
• Password: lam

You will be prompted to change the password, so enter a new password and click the "Change Password" button.

You can now start using LAM to manage your LDAP accounts.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install LDAP Account Manager (LAM) on MXLinux Latest. With LAM, you can easily manage LDAP user and group accounts through a web-based interface.

If you have any questions or suggestions, please leave a comment below.

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