{"id":601,"date":"2010-08-02T01:12:49","date_gmt":"2010-08-02T06:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yourLinuxGuy.com\/?p=601"},"modified":"2019-09-01T18:51:20","modified_gmt":"2019-09-01T23:51:20","slug":"installconfigure-edirectory-8-8-5-on-opensuse-11-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yourLinuxGuy.com\/?p=601","title":{"rendered":"How to install\/configure eDirectory 8.8.5 on Opensuse"},"content":{"rendered":"

UPDATE<\/span> (post-publish), 20100806:  Though this post was originally tested entirely on 32-bit Opensuse 11.1, thanks to the prompt by Philip (see comments below), I have set up and tested this config on 64-bit Opensuse 11.3 with the 64-bit eDirectory 8.8sp5.  I can confirm that it works well.  Now back to the original post…
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A little while ago, I had to get a quick lab up with two redundant LDAP servers for application testing.  I had some Opensuse 11.1 32-bit VM images lying around, and I chose eDirectory, for ease of administration and setup in my short time available.  This is a quick way to get a high-quality, fault-tolerant free directory server<\/em> on a free OS<\/em>…<\/p>\n

Of course, I happened to take notes (as I usually do), and thought I’d post them here for anyone who might be interested in doing the same.<\/p>\n

In the following example environment, the two servers are “node1” (192.168.6.11) and “node2” (192.168.6.12), in the eDirectory tree called “NODETREE”.  The rest should be obvious…<\/p>\n

First, install the required supporting library:<\/p>\n

zypper in libstdc++33<\/code><\/pre>\n
Get the eDirectory files from Novell:
\neDirectory_88SP5_Linux_i586.tar.gz<\/a><\/p>\n
…and unzip it, and run setup:<\/p>\n
cd \/tmp\/eDirectory\/setup\n.\/nds-install<\/code><\/pre>\n
Ignore this “unsupported” warning. If we could enter “Of course!”, we would, but we can’t. Just enter “y”….
\n%%% Warning: This is not a supported platform for eDirectory 8.8.5. Please refer to NOVELL Documentation for information on supported platforms. Do you want to Continue  '[y\/n\/q] ? '<\/code><\/p>\n
You are prompted to agree to the license… …yes, you agree to the license…. \ud83d\ude09
\nPress “q<\/code>” to quit viewing, and “y<\/code>” to agree.<\/p>\n
You are prompted to “Select the components you wish to install..<\/code>”
\nChoose option 1<\/code> to install the server (or 1,2<\/code> for all). It will install needed packages.<\/p>\n
Reboot.<\/p>\n
Now edit the eDirectry “hosts” config file, since it is a closed environment.  I’m starting on node2 for some strange reason, so I add that as the address of the tree here:<\/p>\n
vi \/etc\/opt\/novell\/eDirectory\/conf\/hosts.nds<\/code><\/pre>\n
…and create the following entry:<\/p>\n
NODETREE       192.168.6.12<\/code><\/pre>\n
If you’re not using DNS in your lab, you might want to make sure all eDir servers are in the hosts file.  Either way, just make sure they are resolvable:<\/p>\n
vi \/etc\/hosts<\/code><\/pre>\n
…and create the following entries:<\/p>\n
node1       192.168.6.11\nnode2       192.168.6.12<\/code><\/pre>\n
Now run ndsconfig<\/code> with the required parameters.   Here is my example to build a new tree with the first of two servers (again, mine happens to use node2 first, but either server is fine to build the tree):<\/p>\n
\/opt\/novell\/eDirectory\/bin\/ndsconfig new -t nodetree -n ou=Services.o=CORP -a cn=admin.o=CORP -i -S node2 -B 192.168.6.12<\/code><\/pre>\n
…and you will be asked for the new Admin password and the NDS (whoops, eDirectory) instance and DIB location.<\/p>\n
Add the other server to that previously-created tree (after repeating the install procedures on the second server):<\/p>\n
\/opt\/novell\/eDirectory\/bin\/ndsconfig add -S node1 -t nodetree -n ou=Services.o=CORP -a cn=admin.o=CORP -B 192.168.6.11 -p 192.168.6.12<\/code><\/pre>\n
…and that’s it!  You’re up and running, and ready for LDAP requests.  Of course, you might want to create an OU for users (perhaps ou=users,o=CORP), and some users, etc., etc., etc…<\/p>\n
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UPDATE (post-publish), 20100806:  Though this post was originally tested entirely on 32-bit Opensuse 11.1, thanks to the prompt by Philip (see comments below), I have set up and tested this config on 64-bit Opensuse 11.3 with the 64-bit eDirectory 8.8sp5. …
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