389-DS Server Installation on Ubuntu 22.04

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389 Directory Server Installation and Configuration

Install Required Packages

a) Install utility and dependency packages

sudo apt install cockpit-doc cockpit-pcp cockpit-sosreport xdg-utils udisks2-lvm2 sssd-dbus apache2 pcscd lm-sensors snmp-mibs-downloader m4-doc make-doc avahi-autoipd libteam-utils python-networkx-doc python3-gdal python3-matplotlib python3-pydot python3-pygraphviz python3-scipy gcc gfortran python-numpy-doc python3-dev subversion python-pygments-doc ttf-bitstream-vera setools-gui wpagui libengine-pkcs11-openssl

b) Install the 389 Directory Server

sudo apt-get install 389-ds-base

Prepare Directory Server Instance Configuration

a) Create the instance configuration file

vim instance.inf

Paste the following content:

[general]
full_machine_name = ldap.example.com

[slapd]
root_password = Your_Strong_Password
cn = Directory
instance_name = ldap 

[backend-userRoot]
suffix = dc=example,dc=com
sample_entries = no

[backend-NetscapeRoot]
suffix = o=example
sample_entries = no

Create the Directory Server Instance

a) Run the below command to create the instance

dscreate from-file instance.inf

This sets up the instance slapd-ldap.

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