Re: [Fedora-directory-users] migration linux users, groups, hosts to fedora directory

[Mike Jackson]

>  good suggestions, but i'm still having trouble:
>  
>  the logs reported errors adding users because of "no such object"
>  
>  so, i removed fedora directory and re-installed it, ran the setup script 
>  and then tried using LdapImport.pl to migrate the users.  All of the 
>  users, including all of their information was added (linux uid, gid and 
>  md5 hashed password, etc.), but they are in the UserPreferences ou in 
>  NetscapeRoot  
The netscapeRoot database is for server internal data, not for end-user data. You want to
have all end-user data in the userRoot database.

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mike

[Fedora-directory-users] migration linux users, groups, hosts to fedora directory

[Steve Strong]

that makes sense, but I've tried to do that and haven't been successful. 
  When the script asks me for the DN to store the users it suggests:
ou=UserPreferences,ou=myserver,o=NetscapeRoot

what should I enter instead?
steve

mj(a)sci.fi wrote:
> > good suggestions, but i'm still having trouble:
> >
> > the logs reported errors adding users because of "no such object"
> >
> > so, i removed fedora directory and re-installed it, ran the setup 
> > script and then tried using LdapImport.pl to migrate the users.  All 
> > of the users, including all of their information was added (linux uid, 
> > gid and md5 hashed password, etc.), but they are in the 
> > UserPreferences ou in NetscapeRoot 
>  
>  The netscapeRoot database is for server internal data, not for end-user 
>  data. You want to have all end-user data in the userRoot database.
>  
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>  mike
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[Fedora-directory-users] migration linux users, groups, hosts to fedora directory

[Rich Megginson]

Steve Strong wrote:
>  that makes sense, but I've tried to do that and haven't been
>
>  successful.  When the script asks me for the DN to store the users it 
>  suggests:
>  ou=UserPreferences,ou=myserver,o=NetscapeRoot
>
>  what should I enter instead? 
Whatever your base suffix is e.g. ou=People,dc=crwash,
dc=org
>  steve
>
>  mj(a)sci.fi wrote:
> >> good suggestions, but i'm still having trouble:
> >>
> >> the logs reported errors adding users because of "no such object"
> >>
> >> so, i removed fedora directory and re-installed it, ran the setup 
> >> script and then tried using LdapImport.pl to migrate the users.  All 
> >> of the users, including all of their information was added (linux 
> >> uid, gid and md5 hashed password, etc.), but they are in the 
> >> UserPreferences ou in NetscapeRoot 
> >
> > The netscapeRoot database is for server internal data, not for 
> > end-user data. You want to have all end-user data in the userRoot 
> > database.
> >
> > -- 
> > mike
> >
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> > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-directory-users
> >
> >
> >
>