{"id":372,"date":"2010-09-13T04:56:46","date_gmt":"2010-09-13T10:56:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.supportpro.com\/2010\/09\/configure-openldap-for-use-with-samba\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T03:58:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T09:58:13","slug":"configure-openldap-for-use-with-samba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supportpro.com\/blog\/configure-openldap-for-use-with-samba\/","title":{"rendered":"Configure OpenLDAP for use with SAMBA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In order to use LDAP and SAMBA we need to configure the \/etc\/ldap\/slapd.conf file.
# Copy the samba.schema file to the OpenLDAP schema directory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

cp \/usr\/share\/doc\/samba-doc\/examples\/LDAP\/samba.schema.gz \/etc\/ldap\/schema\/
# Unzip the file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

gzip -d \/etc\/ldap\/schema\/samba.schema.gz
# Open the \/etc\/ldap\/slapd.conf file for editing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

vim \/etc\/ldap\/slapd.conf
# Add the following lines to the document where the other “include” lines are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

include         \/etc\/ldap\/schema\/samba.schema
include         \/etc\/ldap\/schema\/misc.schema
# Change the line:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

access to attribute=userPassword
# to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

access to attrs=userPassword,sambaNTPassword,sambaLMPassword
# Restart OpenLDAP:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\/etc\/init.d\/slapd restart<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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