[nzlug] Bootstrapping LDAP

[Martin Kealey]

This is arguably a bit OT, so apologies in advance.

I've administered LDAP servers many times over the years, but now I'm faced
with getting one working from scratch, I have to admit I'm a bit stumped.

I've installed slapd on Debian, started the daemon, but it's "lights on
nobody home". Or more precisely, all the doors are locked and nobody's
answering.

I've read a gazillion web guides, varying in quality from excellent to
execrable, and basically I can't get authorisation to add the base records
which are supposed to be the authorisation for everything else. I've added a
DN and secret in /etc/slapd/ldap.conf (and several other places), but to no
avail.

Does anyone have any tips?

Thanks

-Martin