Chiru's Blog: 2009

LinuxCBT feat. OpenLDAP Edition focuses on the common Linux Unix directory services application: OpenLDAP. It is a module of LinuxCBT Directory Services Edition.OpenLDAP provides a lightweight, central information directory service for countless applications, including general user authentication services. This results in reduced administrative overhead. OpenLDAP also supports replication and encryption, promoting high-availability and security. Furthermore, knowledge of OpenLDAP prepares you to work comfortably with Open Source and commercial LDAP variants.Let LinuxCBT feat. OpenLDAP Edition cost-effectively teach you Linux Unix directory skills.- Any LinuxCBT Operating System Course (Classic/EL-45/SUSE/Debian Editions)- Open mind & determination to master Linux and related open-source applications- Access to a Linux or Solaris system to follow the exercisesLinuxCBT feat. OpenLDAP Edition* Introduction - Featureso Discuss LDAP historyo Enumerate key featureso Discuss typical LDAP applicationso Compare and contrast LDAP namespace to DNS namespaceo Discuss key offlineonline administrative toolso Identify key systems to be used** LDAP Conceptso Explore target Directory Information Tree (DIT)o Discuss Distinguished Names (DNs)o Directory Information Tree (DIT)o Discuss Object Classeso Discuss Attributeso Discuss the importance of Schemaso Explain how LDAP interacts with PAM and NSS to authenticate users** Master Server Configurationo Explore PAM and NSS configurationo Install and explore OpenLDAP packageso Configure Master server to serve the default LDAP namespaceo Initiate LDAP server** Define Directory Information Tree (DIT)o Search the default DIT using 'ldapsearch'o Update /etc/hosts files with participating LDAP serverso Use LDAP Browser GUI to explore LDAP DITo Explain LDIF entrieso Create the top-level LDAP DIT container object using 'ldapadd' with LDIF fileo Create second-level Organizational Units (OUs) for functional groupso Create users within each second-level OUo Verify resultso Attempt to create duplicate entries** Configure Replicationo Discuss features and benefitso Explore network topologyo Install required packages on LDAP replication partner (replica)o Enumerate and execute replication configuration stepso Evaluate results on master and replica LDAP servers** LDAP on Solaris Configurationo Discuss features and benefitso Download and install LDAP and required packageso Update /etc/hosts configuration on replicao Configure server as LDAP replicao Verify results** LDAP Addo Discuss features and benefitso Explain 'ldapadd' usageo Add users to remaining OUso Verify resultso Use 'ldapadd' with: STDIN and LDIF fileo Use 'ldapadd' from replicao Evaluate results using 'ldapsearch' and LDAP Browser GUI** LDAP Deleteo Discuss features and benefitso Explain 'ldapdelete' usageo Delete specific LDAP objects remotelyo Evaluate resultso Delete multiple LDAP objects using STDIN and LDIFo Evaluate resultso Use 'ldapsearch' to derive applicable LDIF statementso Attempt to delete non-existing and existing itemso Evaluate results using: 'ldapsearch' and LDAP Browser GUI** LDAP Modifyo Discuss features and benefitso Confirm current state of DIT on master and replicas using 'ldapsearch'o Rebuild the DIT using 'ldapmodify'o Confirm results with LDAP Browser GUIo Modify attributes using 'ldapmodify' with LDIFo Delete objects using 'ldapmodify'o Evaluate results** LDAP Searcho Discuss features and benefitso Discuss supported boolean operatorso Discuss filter operatorso Use wildcards in searcheso Peform string searcheso Search distinct OUs for all object typeso Search the DIT for OUso Search the DIT for specific attributeso Search the DIT for specific user objectso Perform boolean searcheso Evaluate results** Loggingo Discuss features and applicationso Explore master server logging and syslog configurationo Discuss debugging levelso Start LDAP server in desired debug levelo Evaluate resultso Vary logging verbosityo Configure logging on replica servero Evaluate results** LDIFo Discuss features and benfitso Use 'ldapsearch' to explore LDIF entrieso Discuss LDIF structureo Discuss key object typeso Create a new user object using LDIFo Delete using LDIFo Modify using LDIFo Evaluate results** LDAP Schemaso Discuss features and benefitso Explain applicabilityo Examine 'slapd.conf'o Explore default schema files on master and replica serverso Correlate schemas to LDIF entries** Migrate to LDAP Authenticationo Discuss features and benefitso Migrate primary server to LDAP authenticationo Confirm configurationo Migrate replica servers to LDAP authenticationo Evaluate resultso Migrate local users from master and replica servers to LDAP DITo Confirm results using 'ldapsearch'o Confirm authentication of LDAP users on master and replica serverso Migrate other useful LinuxUnix tables** Syncrepl Replicationo Discuss features and benefitso Migrate from 'slurpd' to 'syncrepl'o Evaluate results** LDAP Securityo Discuss features and benefitso Explore Access Control Lists (ACLs)o Configure SSL/TLS encryptiono Evaluate resultshttp://www.linuxcbt.com/products_linuxcbt_openldap_edition.phpDownloadhttp://rapidshare.com/files/217577968/LinuxCBT.OpenLDAP.Edition-DDUiSO.part08.rarhttp://rapidshare.com/files/217578022/LinuxCBT.OpenLDAP.Edition-DDUiSO.part07.rarhttp://rapidshare.com/files/217578003/LinuxCBT.OpenLDAP.Edition-DDUiSO.part06.rarhttp://rapidshare.com/files/217578030/LinuxCBT.OpenLDAP.Edition-DDUiSO.part05.rarhttp://rapidshare.com/files/217577024/LinuxCBT.OpenLDAP.Edition-DDUiSO.part04.rarhttp://rapidshare.com/files/217577043/LinuxCBT.OpenLDAP.Edition-DDUiSO.part03.rarhttp://rapidshare.com/files/217577011/LinuxCBT.OpenLDAP.Edition-DDUiSO.part02.rarhttp://rapidshare.com/files/217576987/LinuxCBT.OpenLDAP.Edition-DDUiSO.part01.rar

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