[SOLVED] OpenLDAP on Centos

LuisO · 07-03-2020, 05:15 AM

Hello,

I am new to OpenLDAP and would like to know whether it is possible to install OpenLDAP in a different directory than "/etc"

Thanks in advance.

berndbausch · 07-03-2020, 07:30 AM

OpenLDAP is not installed in /etc. /etc only contains the configuration. Other components are in /usr/bin, /var and so on.

If you want to know whether the configuration can go to a different directory than /etc, I doubt that there is such an option when installing it with yum. However, when you install it from the source, you can select the installation directory.

What's the problem with /etc?

LuisO · 07-03-2020, 07:37 AM

Thanks a lot bernbausch,

The problem with /etc is that I can't install it in the original filesystem. This would require a very long explanation but I have to install it on /mnt.

So, I can't touch /usr or /var for this matter.

I don't even know if that is feasible.

Thanks again.

berndbausch · 07-03-2020, 08:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LuisO

Thanks a lot bernbausch,

The problem with /etc is that I can't install it in the original filesystem. This would require a very long explanation but I have to install it on /mnt.

So, I can't touch /usr or /var for this matter.

I don't even know if that is feasible.

Thanks again.

You could try a symlink or bind mount from /etc/openldap to /mnt/openldap.

shruggy · 07-03-2020, 09:34 AM

From the rpm manual page:

Quote:

--root DIRECTORY

Use the file system tree rooted at DIRECTORY for all operations. Note that this means the database within DIRECTORY will be used for dependency checks and any scriptlet(s) (e.g. %post if installing, or %prep if building, a package) will be run after a chroot(2) to DIRECTORY.

From the DNF Command Reference:

Quote:

--installroot=<path>

Specifies an alternative installroot, relative to where all packages will be installed. Think of this like doing chroot <root> dnf, except using --installroot allows dnf to work before the chroot is created. It requires absolute path.

LuisO · 07-06-2020, 01:25 AM

Thanks both.

The thing is that apart from /etc , there are the /var and the /usr directories where openldap places things.

I am trying to figure out the whole thing.