How to Install LDAP Account Manager (LAM) on POP! OS Latest

LDAP Account Manager (LAM) is a web-based LDAP administration tool that allows you to manage your LDAP directory servers. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install LAM on POP! OS latest using the command line.

Before starting, make sure that your system is up to date by running the following commands:

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade

Step 1: Install Prerequisites

LAM requires PHP 7.2 or above, Apache Web Server, and OpenLDAP server. To install the necessary packages, run the following command:

sudo apt install apache2 php php-ldap libapache2-mod-php openldap-utils openldap-clients

Step 2: Download LDAP Account Manager

You can download the latest version of LAM from the official website https://www.ldap-account-manager.org/lamcms/. For this tutorial, we will be using LAM version 7.3.

wget https://download.ldap-account-manager.org/lam-7.3.tar.bz2

Step 3: Extract LAM Archive

After downloading the LAM archive, extract it to the /var/www/html/ directory.

sudo tar -xjf lam-7.3.tar.bz2 -C /var/www/html/

Step 4: Configure Apache Web Server

LAM uses Apache Web Server to serve web pages. You need to configure Apache to serve LAM.

First, create a new configuration file for LAM:

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

Paste the following content into the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName your.server.name
    ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
    DocumentRoot /var/www/html/lam
    <Directory /var/www/html/lam>
        Options FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride None
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
    ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/lam-error.log
    CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/lam-access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Replace your.server.name with your server's domain name. Save and close the file.

Next, enable the LAM configuration and restart Apache Web Server:

sudo a2ensite lam.conf
sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 5: Configure LAM

Now, you can access LAM through your web browser by visiting http://your.server.name/lam/.

LAM will prompt you to configure the database connection. Enter the following information:

• Host: localhost
• Port: 389
• Base DN: dc=my-domain,dc=com (replace my-domain and com with your domain name)
• Bind DN: cn=admin,dc=my-domain,dc=com (replace my-domain and com with your domain name)
• Password: your_admin_password

Click Test Connection to verify the connection.

You can also configure the LDAP server settings, schema, templates, and user permissions in the LAM web interface.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you have learned how to install LDAP Account Manager (LAM) on POP! OS latest. LAM is a powerful tool for managing LDAP servers with a user-friendly web interface. Enjoy!

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