Mapping and testing with ldapsearch
Every LDAP directory is different. Each directory has different connection parameters, locations for objects, and attributes within those objects.
This section of the LDAP howto will guide you through discovering the values needed to configure the LDAP module.
We strongly recommend running these checks in this section on the same machine
that will be used to host the RADIUS server. A common cause of connectivity
issues is that a firewall is preventing network access from the RADIUS server to
the LDAP server. Running ldapsearch on a third machine may not reveal these
firewall issues.
Before starting
What questions to ask your LDAP administrator before you begin working with the directory.
Determining connection parameters
Discover through trial and error, what connection parameters the LDAP directory requires.
Locating objects
Discover where users and groups are located within the directory.
Using results to configure the LDAP module
Translate LDAP search arguments and the results from previous sections into LDAP module configuration items.