LDAP.CONF(5) LDAP.CONF(5)
NAME
ldap.conf, .ldaprc - ldap configuration file
SYNOPSIS
/etc/ldap/ldap.conf, .ldaprc
DESCRIPTION
If the environment variable LDAPNOINIT is defined, all defaulting is
disabled.
The ldap.conf configuration file is used to set system-wide defaults to
be applied when running ldap clients.
Users may create an optional configuration file, ldaprc or .ldaprc, in
their home directory which will be used to override the system-wide
defaults file. The file ldaprc in the current working directory is
also used.
Additional configuration files can be specified using the LDAPCONF and
LDAPRC environment variables. LDAPCONF may be set to the path of a
configuration file. This path can be absolute or relative to the cur
rent working directory. The LDAPRC, if defined, should be the basename
of a file in the current working directory or in the users home direc
tory.
Environmental variables may also be used to augment the file based
defaults. The name of the variable is the option name with an added
prefix of LDAP. For example, to define BASE via the environment, set
the variable LDAPBASE to the desired value.
Some options are user-only. Such options are ignored if present in the
ldap.conf (or file specified by LDAPCONF).
OPTIONS
The different configuration options are:
BASE
Specifies the default base DN to use when performing ldap opera
tions. The base must be specified as a Distinguished Name in
LDAP format.
BINDDN
Specifies the default bind DN to use when performing ldap opera
tions. The bind DN must be specified as a Distinguished Name in
LDAP format. This is a user-only option.
HOST
Specifies the name(s) of an LDAP server(s) to which the ldap
library should connect. Each servers name can be specified as
a domain-style name or an IP address and optionally followed by
a : and the port number the ldap server is listening on. A
space separated list of hosts may be provided. HOST is depre
cated in favor of URI.
PORT
Specifies the default port used when connecting to LDAP
servers(s). The port may be specified as a number. PORT is
deprecated in favor of URI.
SIZELIMIT
Specifies a size limit to use when performing searches. The
number should be a non-negative integer. SIZELIMIT of zero (0)
specifies unlimited search size.
TIMELIMIT
Specifies a time limit to use when performing searches. The
number should be a non-negative integer. TIMELIMIT of zero (0)
specifies unlimited search time to be used.
DEREF
Specifies how alias dereferencing is done when performing a
search. The can be specified as one of the following key
words:
never Aliases are never dereferenced. This is the default.
searching
Aliases are dereferenced in subordinates of the base
object, but not in locating the base object of the
search.
finding
Aliases are only dereferenced when locating the base
object of the search.
always Aliases are dereferenced both in searching and in locat
ing the base object of the search.
SASL OPTIONS
If OpenLDAP is built with Simple Authentication and Security Layer sup
port, there are more options you can specify.
SASL_MECH
Specifies the SASL mechanism to use. This is a user-only
option.
SASL_REALM
Specifies the SASL realm. This is a user-only option.
SASL_AUTHCID
Specifies the authentication identity. This is a user-only
option.
SASL_AUTHZID
Specifies the proxy authorization identity. This is a user-only
option.
SASL_SECPROPS
Specifies Cyrus SASL security properties. The can
be specified as a comma-separated list of the following:
none (without any other properties) causes the properties
defaults ("noanonymous,noplain") to be cleared.
noplain
disables mechanisms susceptible to simple passive
attacks.
noactive
disables mechanisms susceptible to active attacks.
nodict disables mechanisms susceptible to passive dictionary
attacks.
noanonymous
disables mechanisms which support anonymous login.
forwardsec
requires forward secrecy between sessions.
passcred
requires mechanisms which pass client credentials (and
allows mechanisms which can pass credentials to do so).
minssf=
specifies the minimum acceptable security strength factor
as an integer approximating the effective key length used
for encryption. 0 (zero) implies no protection, 1
implies integrity protection only, 56 allows DES or other
weak ciphers, 112 allows triple DES and other strong
ciphers, 128 allows RC4, Blowfish and other modern strong
ciphers. The default is 0.
maxssf=
specifies the maximum acceptable security strength factor
as an integer (see minssf description). The default is
INT_MAX.
maxbufsize=
specifies the maximum security layer receive buffer size
allowed. 0 disables security layers. The default is
65536.
SIZELIMIT
Specifies a size limit to use when performing searches. The
number should be a non-negative integer. SIZELIMIT of zero (0)
specifies unlimited search size.
TIMELIMIT
Specifies a time limit to use when performing searches. The
number should be a non-negative integer. TIMELIMIT of zero (0)
specifies unlimited search time to be used.
DEREF
Specifies how alias dereferencing is done when performing a
search. The can be specified as one of the following key
words:
never Aliases are never dereferenced. This is the default.
searching
Aliases are dereferenced in subordinates of the base
object, but not in locating the base object of the
search.
finding
Aliases are only dereferenced when locating the base
object of the search.
always Aliases are dereferenced both in searching and in locat
ing the base object of the search.
TLS OPTIONS
If OpenLDAP is built with Transport Layer Security support, there are
more options you can specify. These options are used when an ldaps://
URI is selected (by default or otherwise) or when the application nego
tiates TLS by issuing the LDAP Start TLS operation.
TLS_CACERT
Specifies the file that contains certificates for all of the
Certificate Authorities the client will recognize.
TLS_CACERTDIR
Specifies the path of a directory that contains Certificate
Authority certificates in separate individual files. The
TLS_CACERT is always used before TLS_CACERTDIR.
TLS_CERT
Specifies the file that contains the client certificate. This is
a user-only option.
TLS_KEY
Specifies the file that contains the private key that matches
the certificate stored in the TLS_CERT file. Currently, the pri
vate key must not be protected with a password, so it is of
critical importance that the key file is protected carefully.
This is a user-only option.
TLS_RANDFILE
Specifies the file to obtain random bits from when /dev/[u]ran
dom is not available. Generally set to the name of the EGD/PRNGD
socket. The environment variable RANDFILE can also be used to
specify the filename.
TLS_REQCERT
Specifies what checks to perform on server certificates in a TLS
session, if any. The can be specified as one of the fol
lowing keywords:
never The client will not request or check any server certifi
cate.
allow The server certificate is requested. If no certificate is
provided, the session proceeds normally. If a bad cer
tificate is provided, it will be ignored and the session
proceeds normally.
try The server certificate is requested. If no certificate is
provided, the session proceeds normally. If a bad cer
tificate is provided, the session is immediately termi
nated.
demand | hard
These keywords are equivalent. The server certificate is
requested. If no certificate is provided, or a bad cer
tificate is provided, the session is immediately termi
nated. This is the default setting.
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
LDAPNOINIT
disable all defaulting
LDAPCONF
path of a configuration file
LDAPRC basename of ldaprc file in $HOME or $CWD
LDAP
Set as from ldap.conf
FILES
/etc/ldap/ldap.conf
system-wide ldap configuration file
$HOME/ldaprc, $HOME/.ldaprc
user ldap configuration file
$CWD/ldaprc
local ldap configuration file
SEE ALSO
ldap(3)
AUTHOR
Kurt Zeilenga, The OpenLDAP Project
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
OpenLDAP is developed and maintained by The OpenLDAP Project
(http://www.openldap.org/). OpenLDAP is derived from University of
Michigan LDAP 3.3 Release.
4.3 Berkeley Distribution 2003-04-15 LDAP.CONF(5)
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