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afp_ldap.conf

AFP_LDAP.CONF(5)						   Netatalk 2.2 						  AFP_LDAP.CONF(5)

NAME

       afp_ldap.conf - Configuration file used by afpd(8) to configure a LDAP connection to an LDAP server. That is needed for ACL support in
       order to be able to query LDAP for UUIDs.

DESCRIPTION

       /etc/netatalk/afp_ldap.conf is the configuration file used by afpd to set up an LDAP connection to an LDAP server.

       Any line not prefixed with # is interpreted.

	   Note
	   You can use afpldaptest(1) to syntactically check your config
       The required parameters and their meanings are:

PARAMETER

       ldap_server
	   Name or IP address of your LDAP Server

       ldap_auth_method
	   Authentication method: none | simple | sasl

	   none
	       anonymous LDAP bind

	   simple
	       simple LDAP bind

	   sasl
	       SASL. Not yet supported !

       ldap_auth_dn
	   Distinguished Name of the user for simple bind.

       ldap_auth_pw
	   Distinguished Name of the user for simple bind.

       ldap_userbase
	   DN of the user container in LDAP.

       ldap_userscope
	   Search scope for user search: base | one | sub

       ldap_groupbase
	   DN of the group container in LDAP.

       ldap_groupscope
	   Search scope for user search: base | one | sub

       ldap_uuuid_attr
	   Name of the LDAP attribute with the UUIDs.

	   Note: this is used both for users and groups.

       ldap_name_attr
	   Name of the LDAP attribute with the users short name.

       ldap_group_attr
	   Name of the LDAP attribute with the groups short name.

EXAMPLES

       Example. afp_ldap.conf setup with simple bind

	   ldap_server	    = localhost
	   ldap_auth_method = simple
	   ldap_auth_dn     = cn=admin,dc=domain,dc=org
	   ldap_auth_pw     = notthisone
	   ldap_userbase    = ou=users,dc=domain,dc=org
	   ldap_userscope   = one
	   ldap_groupbase   = ou=groups,dc=domain,dc=org
	   ldap_groupscope  = one
	   ldap_uuid_attr   = some_attribute
	   ldap_name_attr   = cn
	   ldap_group_attr  = cn

SEE ALSO

       afpd(8), AppleVolumes.default(5), afpldaptest(1)

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