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Ubuntu Server Cookbook

By : Uday Sawant
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Ubuntu Server Cookbook

By: Uday Sawant

Overview of this book

Ubuntu is one of the most secure operating systems and defines the highest level of security as compared other operating system. Ubuntu server is a popular Linux distribution and the first choice when deploying a Linux server. It can be used with a $35 Raspberry Pi to top-notch, thousand-dollar-per-month cloud hardware. Built with lists that there are 4 million + websites built using Ubuntu. With its easy-to-use package management tools and availability of well-known packages, we can quickly set up our own services such as web servers and database servers using Ubuntu. This book will help you develop the skills required to set up high performance and secure services with open source tools. Starting from user management and an in-depth look at networking, we then move on to cover the installation and management of web servers and database servers, as well as load balancing various services. You will quickly learn to set up your own cloud and minimize costs and efforts with application containers. Next, you will get to grips with setting up a secure real-time communication system. Finally, we’ll explore source code hosting and various collaboration tools. By the end of this book, you will be able to make the most of Ubuntu’s advanced functionalities.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
Ubuntu Server Cookbook
Credits
About the Author
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Installing OpenLDAP


This recipe covers the installation and initial configuration of LDAP. The Ubuntu package repository makes the installation easy by providing the required packages for the LDAP service.

Getting ready

You will need access to a root account or an account with sudo privileges.

How to do it…

Let's start with installing the LDAP package and helper utilities:

  1. Update your repository using the apt-get update command and then install the OpenLDAP package, slapd:

    $ sudo apt-get update
    $ sudo apt-get install slapd ldap-utils
    
  2. You will be asked to enter the admin password and to confirm it.

  3. The installation process simply installs the package without any configuration. We need to start the actual configuration process with the reconfiguration of the slapd package. Use the following command to start the re-configuration process:

    $ sudo dpkg-reconfigure slapd
    
  4. This command will ask you a series of questions including the domain name, admin account, password, database type, and others. Match...