ldap.conf
LDAP.CONF(5) LDAP.CONF(5)
NAME
ldap.conf, .ldaprc - ldap configuration file
SYNOPSIS
/etc/openldap/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 base-
name of a file in the current working directory or in the user’s home
directory.
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:
URI <ldap[s]://[name[:port]] ...>
Specifies the URI(s) of an LDAP server(s) to which the LDAP
library should connect. The URI scheme may be either ldapor
ldaps which refer to LDAP over TCP and LDAP over SSL (TLS)
respectively. Each server’s name can be specified as a domain-
style name or an IP address literal. Optionally, the server’s
name can followed by a ’:’ and the port number the LDAP server
is listening on. If no port number is provided, the default
port for the scheme is used (389 for ldap://, 636 for
ldaps://). A space separated list of URIs may be provided.
BASE <base>
Specifies the default base DN to use when performing ldap oper-
ations. The base must be specified as a Distinguished Name in
LDAP format.
BINDDN <dn>
Specifies the default bind DN to use when performing ldap oper-
ations. The bind DN must be specified as a Distinguished Name
in LDAP format. This is a user-only option.
HOST <name[:port] ...>
Specifies the name(s) of an LDAP server(s) to which the LDAP
library should connect. Each server’s 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 <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 <integer>
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 <integer>
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 <when>
Specifies how alias dereferencing is done when performing a
search. The <when> can be specified as one of the following
keywords:
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
support, there are more options you can specify.
SASL_MECH <mechanism>
Specifies the SASL mechanism to use. This is a user-only
option.
SASL_REALM <realm>
Specifies the SASL realm. This is a user-only option.
SASL_AUTHCID <authcid>
Specifies the authentication identity. This is a user-only
option.
SASL_AUTHZID <authcid>
Specifies the proxy authorization identity. This is a
user-only option.
SASL_SECPROPS <properties>
Specifies Cyrus SASL security properties. The <properties> 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=<factor>
specifies the minimum acceptable security strength fac-
tor 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 mod-
ern strong ciphers. The default is 0.
maxssf=<factor>
specifies the maximum acceptable security strength fac-
tor as an integer (see minssf description). The default
is INT_MAX.
maxbufsize=<factor>
specifies the maximum security layer receive buffer size
allowed. 0 disables security layers. The default is
65536.
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
negotiates TLS by issuing the LDAP Start TLS operation.
TLS_CACERT <filename>
Specifies the file that contains certificates for all of the
Certificate Authorities the client will recognize.
TLS_CACERTDIR <path>
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 <filename>
Specifies the file that contains the client certificate. This
is a user-only option.
TLS_KEY <filename>
Specifies the file that contains the private key that matches
the certificate stored in the TLS_CERT file. Currently, the
private 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 <filename>
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 <level>
Specifies what checks to perform on server certificates in a
TLS session, if any. The <level> can be specified as one of the
following 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
certificate is provided, it will be ignored and the ses-
sion proceeds normally.
try The server certificate is requested. If no certificate
is provided, the session proceeds normally. If a bad
certificate is provided, the session is immediately ter-
minated.
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<option-name>
Set <option-name> as from ldap.conf
FILES
/etc/openldap/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 2004/06/10 LDAP.CONF(5)
