Re: changing rootdn password

[Joe <joe@jretrading.com>]

Mihamina Rakotomandimby wrote:
> > Didar Hossain <didar.hossain@gmail.com> :
> > > I would like to change that admin password without calling
> > > 'dpkg-reconfigure slapd'.
> > > Is there an ldap utility or built-in command for that purpose?
> > Please, do not cross-post the same message to multiple mailing lists -
> > instead use separate messages.
>
> Ok, heard.
>
> > Look for "rootpw" in slapd.conf
>
> After dpkg confguring it, I only have a commented:
>   rootdn "cn=admin,dc=malagasy,dc=com"
> but no "rootpw".
> I am able to bind with the credential provided to the dpkg-reconfigure.
>
> Where is it stored?

If not in slapd.conf, then it is in the database itself i.e. the admin 
entry has a userPassword attribute. This is an alternative to placing 
the [usually encrypted] admin password in slapd.conf.

You should be able to change it with an LDAP editor, if you are not 
comfortable with working with the command line. Luma should be able to 
do that, though I work with LDAP mostly with Windows, and use a Windows 
LDAP editor.

--
Joe