cannot login ldap centos 6

cannot login ldap centos 6

cannot login ldap centos 6

so for this example we have a working LDAP directory system, that allowed normal CentOS 5 clients to authenticate with no issues. In this example, the directory system does not have TLS secure authentication enabled, it’s just the standard authentication.

i would like to reference this post as the originator of the fix: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-enterprise-47/rhel-6-ldap-now-requires-tls-843917/

Here’s what we have to do on CentOS 6 to authenticate against LDAP:

login as root:

edit the authconfig configuration file

change the no to yes

from here you need to reboot (absolutely necessary)

after the reboot, run authconfig-tui (not before)

setup exactly as shown for step 1

step 2

enter your ldap server(s), and your base DN, hit ok, and you should be set!

now you can logout as root, and login as your standard LDAP accounts!

That’s it!

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Related guides: Configure LDAP Server on CentOS 6 | Configure LDAP over TLS CentOS 6