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AP Operation
OpenLDAP Server Configuration (continued)
An example configuration file is provided in the figure:
Starting the OpenLDAP Server
To start the OpenLDAP Server, run slapd (the OpenLDAP Server executable file) from the command line. slapd supports a number of command line options, the most important option is the d switch that triggers debug information. For example, a command of slapd
256would start OpenLDAP with a debug level of 256, as shown in the following screenshot:
Note: For details about slapd options and their meanings, refer to the OpenLDAP documentation.
Customizing the OpenLDAP Schema
The schema that slapd uses may be extended to support additional syntaxes, matching rules, attribute types, and object classes. In the case of the
000 is shown in the figure, below:
LDAP Data Structure
An LDAP directory stores information in a tree structure known as the Directory Information Tree (DIT). The nodes in the tree are directory entries, and each entry contains information in attribute- value form. An example of the LDAP directory tree for the
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