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Install the necessary libraries

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sudo apt-get update
sudo apt -y install nscd libnss-ldap libpam-ldap ldap-utils

Performing the following configurations in the appeared menu

• Set the following for the LDAP-URI

  ldaps://ains-ldaps.u-aizu.ac.jp:636
  

• Set a Distinguished name of the search base

  ou=People,dc=u-aizu,dc=ac,dc=jp
  

• Select LDAP version

  3
  

• Make local root Database admin

  no
  

• Again press ‘no’ in the next screen

Perform the following on the terminal

sudo vi  /etc/nsswitch.conf

#add ldap authentication to passwd and group lines.

passwd: compat systemd ldap
group: compat systemd ldap
shadow: compat

#SAVE FILE AND EXIT

sudo vi  /etc/pam.d/common-password

#Remove use_authtok on line 26 to look like below.

password [success=1 user_unknown=ignore default=die] pam_ldap.so try_first_pass

#SAVE FILE AND EXIT

sudo vi /etc/pam.d/common-session

#Add the below line at the end of the file

session optional pam_mkhomedir.so skel=/etc/skel umask=077

# SAVE FILE AND EXIT

Restart the network connection

 sudo service nscd restart

Check whether LADP is working or not by typing the following command

getent passwd

#If the connection was successful, you must see a BIG list of users and their details.

Test the remote login using LADP

su - userName       #userName must not exist in the system. It should be your studentID/facultyID