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NAME

       ldap.conf, .ldaprc - LDAP configuration file/environment variables

SYNOPSIS

       /etc/ldap/ldap.conf, ldaprc, .ldaprc, $LDAP<option-name>

DESCRIPTION

       If the environment variable LDAPNOINIT is defined, all defaulting is disabled.

       The  ldap.conf  configuration  file is used to set system-wide defaults to be applied when
       running ldap clients.

       Users may create an  optional  configuration  file,  ldaprc  or  .ldaprc,  in  their  home
       directory  which  will be used to override the system-wide defaults file.  The file ldaprc
       in the current working directory is also used.

       Additional configuration files can be specified using the LDAPCONF and LDAPRC  environment
       variables.   LDAPCONF  may  be  set to the path of a configuration file.  This path can be
       absolute or relative to the current working directory.  The LDAPRC, if defined, should  be
       the basename of a file in the current working directory or in the user's home directory.

       Environmental  variables may also be used to augment the file based defaults.  The name of
       the variable is the option name with an added prefix of LDAP.  For example, to define BASE
       via the environment, set the variable LDAPBASE to the desired value.

       Some options are user-only.  Such options are ignored if present in the ldap.conf (or file
       specified by LDAPCONF).

       Thus the following files and variables are read, in order:
           variable     $LDAPNOINIT, and if that is not set:
           system file  /etc/ldap/ldap.conf,
           user files   $HOME/ldaprc,  $HOME/.ldaprc,  ./ldaprc,
           system file  $LDAPCONF,
           user files   $HOME/$LDAPRC, $HOME/.$LDAPRC, ./$LDAPRC,
           variables    $LDAP<uppercase option name>.
       Settings late in the list override earlier ones.

SYNTAX

       The configuration options are case-insensitive; their value, on a case by case basis,  may
       be case-sensitive.

       Blank lines are ignored.
       Lines beginning with a hash mark (`#') are comments, and ignored.

       Valid lines are made of an option's name (a sequence of non-blanks, conventionally written
       in uppercase, although not required), followed by a value.   The  value  starts  with  the
       first  non-blank character after the option's name, and terminates at the end of the line,
       or at the last sequence of blanks before the end of the line.   The  tokenization  of  the
       value,  if  any,  is  delegated to the handler(s) for that option, if any.  Quoting values
       that contain blanks may be incorrect, as the quotes would become part of the  value.   For
       example,

            # Wrong - erroneous quotes:
            URI     "ldap:// ldaps://"

            # Right - space-separated list of URIs, without quotes:
            URI     ldap:// ldaps://

            # Right - DN syntax needs quoting for Example, Inc:
            BASE    ou=IT staff,o="Example, Inc",c=US
            # or:
            BASE    ou=IT staff,o=Example\2C Inc,c=US

            # Wrong - comment on same line as option:
            DEREF   never           # Never follow aliases

       A  line  cannot  be  longer  than  LINE_MAX,  which  should be more than 2000 bytes on all
       platforms.  There is no mechanism to split a long  line  on  multiple  lines,  either  for
       beautification or to overcome the above limit.

OPTIONS

       The different configuration options are:

       URI <ldap[si]://[name[:port]] ...>
              Specifies the URI(s) of an LDAP server(s) to which the LDAP library should connect.
              The URI scheme may be any of ldap, ldaps or ldapi, which refer to  LDAP  over  TCP,
              LDAP  over  SSL  (TLS) and LDAP over IPC (UNIX domain sockets), respectively.  Each
              server's name can be specified as a domain-style name or  an  IP  address  literal.
              Optionally,  the  server's  name can followed by a ':' and the port number the LDAP
              server is listening on.  If no port number is provided, the default  port  for  the
              scheme is used (389 for ldap://, 636 for ldaps://).  For LDAP over IPC, name is the
              name of the socket, and no port is  required,  nor  allowed;  note  that  directory
              separators must be URL-encoded, like any other characters that are special to URLs;
              so the socket

                   /usr/local/var/ldapi

              must be specified as

                   ldapi://%2Fusr%2Flocal%2Fvar%2Fldapi

              A space separated list of URIs may be provided.

       BASE <base>
              Specifies the default base DN to use when performing  ldap  operations.   The  base
              must be specified as a Distinguished Name in LDAP format.

       BINDDN <dn>
              Specifies  the default bind DN to use when performing ldap operations.  The bind DN
              must be specified as a Distinguished Name in LDAP  format.   This  is  a  user-only
              option.

       DEREF <when>
              Specifies  how alias dereferencing is done when performing a search. The <when> can
              be specified as one of the following keywords:

              never  Aliases are never dereferenced. This is the default.

              searching
                     Aliases are dereferenced in subordinates of the  base  object,  but  not  in
                     locating the base object of the search.

              finding
                     Aliases are only dereferenced when locating the base object of the search.

              always Aliases  are  dereferenced both in searching and in locating the base object
                     of the search.

       HOST <name[:port] ...>
              Specifies the name(s) of an  LDAP  server(s)  to  which  the  LDAP  library  should
              connect.   Each  server's  name  can  be  specified as a domain-style name or an IP
              address and optionally followed by a ':' and the port number  the  ldap  server  is
              listening on.  A space separated list of hosts may be provided.  HOST is deprecated
              in favor of URI.

       NETWORK_TIMEOUT <integer>
              Specifies the timeout (in seconds) after which the  poll(2)/select(2)  following  a
              connect(2) returns in case of no activity.

       PORT <port>
              Specifies  the  default port used when connecting to LDAP servers(s).  The port may
              be specified as a number.  PORT is deprecated in favor of URI.

       REFERRALS <on/true/yes/off/false/no>
              Specifies if the client should automatically  follow  referrals  returned  by  LDAP
              servers.   The  default  is on.  Note that the command line tools ldapsearch(1) &co
              always override this option.

       SIZELIMIT <integer>
              Specifies a size limit (number of entries) to use when  performing  searches.   The
              number should be a non-negative integer.  SIZELIMIT of zero (0) specifies a request
              for unlimited search size.  Please note that the server may still apply any server-
              side limit on the amount of entries that can be returned by a search operation.

       TIMELIMIT <integer>
              Specifies  a  time  limit (in seconds) to use when performing searches.  The number
              should be a non-negative integer.  TIMELIMIT of zero (0) specifies unlimited search
              time to be used.  Please note that the server may still apply any server-side limit
              on the duration of a search operation.

       VERSION {2|3}
              Specifies what version of the LDAP protocol should be used.

       TIMEOUT <integer>
              Specifies a timeout (in seconds) after which calls to synchronous  LDAP  APIs  will
              abort  if  no response is received.  Also used for any ldap_result(3) calls where a
              NULL timeout parameter is supplied.

SASL OPTIONS

       If OpenLDAP is built with Simple Authentication and Security Layer support, there are more
       options you can specify.

       SASL_MECH <mechanism>
              Specifies the SASL mechanism to use.

       SASL_REALM <realm>
              Specifies the SASL realm.

       SASL_AUTHCID <authcid>
              Specifies the authentication identity.  This is a user-only option.

       SASL_AUTHZID <authcid>
              Specifies the proxy authorization identity.  This is a user-only option.

       SASL_SECPROPS <properties>
              Specifies  Cyrus  SASL  security properties. The <properties> can be specified as a
              comma-separated list of the following:

              none   (without   any   other   properties)   causes   the   properties    defaults
                     ("noanonymous,noplain") to be cleared.

              noplain
                     disables mechanisms susceptible to simple passive attacks.

              noactive
                     disables mechanisms susceptible to active attacks.

              nodict disables mechanisms susceptible to passive dictionary attacks.

              noanonymous
                     disables mechanisms which support anonymous login.

              forwardsec
                     requires forward secrecy between sessions.

              passcred
                     requires  mechanisms  which  pass  client credentials (and allows mechanisms
                     which can pass credentials to do so).

              minssf=<factor>
                     specifies the minimum acceptable security  strength  factor  as  an  integer
                     approximating  the  effective  key  length  used  for  encryption.  0 (zero)
                     implies no protection, 1 implies integrity protection only, 56 allows DES or
                     other  weak  ciphers,  112  allows  triple DES and other strong ciphers, 128
                     allows RC4, Blowfish and other modern strong ciphers.  The default is 0.

              maxssf=<factor>
                     specifies the maximum acceptable security strength factor as an integer (see
                     minssf description).  The default is INT_MAX.

              maxbufsize=<factor>
                     specifies  the  maximum  security  layer  receive  buffer  size  allowed.  0
                     disables security layers.  The default is 65536.

       SASL_NOCANON <on/true/yes/off/false/no>
              Do not perform reverse DNS lookups to canonicalize SASL host names. The default  is
              off.

GSSAPI OPTIONS

       If  OpenLDAP  is  built  with  Generic Security Services Application Programming Interface
       support, there are more options you can specify.

       GSSAPI_SIGN <on/true/yes/off/false/no>
              Specifies if GSSAPI signing (GSS_C_INTEG_FLAG) should be used.  The default is off.

       GSSAPI_ENCRYPT <on/true/yes/off/false/no>
              Specifies if GSSAPI encryption (GSS_C_INTEG_FLAG  and  GSS_C_CONF_FLAG)  should  be
              used. The default is off.

       GSSAPI_ALLOW_REMOTE_PRINCIPAL <on/true/yes/off/false/no>
              Specifies  if  GSSAPI  based authentication should try to form the target principal
              name out of the ldapServiceName or dnsHostName attribute  of  the  targets  RootDSE
              entry. The default is off.

TLS OPTIONS

       If OpenLDAP is built with Transport Layer Security support, there are more options you can
       specify.  These options are  used  when  an  ldaps://  URI  is  selected  (by  default  or
       otherwise) or when the application negotiates TLS by issuing the LDAP StartTLS operation.

       TLS_CACERT <filename>
              Specifies   the  file  that  contains  certificates  for  all  of  the  Certificate
              Authorities the client will recognize.

       TLS_CACERTDIR <path>
              Specifies the path of a directory that contains Certificate Authority  certificates
              in  separate  individual files. The TLS_CACERT is always used before TLS_CACERTDIR.
              This parameter is ignored with GnuTLS. On Debian openldap is linked against GnuTLS.

              When using Mozilla NSS, <path> may contain a Mozilla  NSS  cert/key  database.   If
              <path>  contains  a  Mozilla NSS cert/key database and CA cert files, OpenLDAP will
              use the cert/key database and will ignore the CA cert files.

       TLS_CERT <filename>
              Specifies the file that contains the  client  certificate.   This  is  a  user-only
              option.

              When   using   Mozilla   NSS,   if   using  a  cert/key  database  (specified  with
              TLS_CACERTDIR), TLS_CERT specifies the name of the certificate to use:
                   TLS_CERT Certificate for Sam Carter
              If using a token other than the internal built in token,  specify  the  token  name
              first, followed by a colon:
                   TLS_CERT my hardware device:Certificate for Sam Carter
              Use certutil -L to list the certificates by name:
                   certutil -d /path/to/certdbdir -L

       TLS_KEY <filename>
              Specifies  the  file  that  contains  the  private key that matches the certificate
              stored in the TLS_CERT file. Currently, the private key must not be protected  with
              a  password,  so  it  is  of  critical  importance  that  the key file is protected
              carefully.  This is a user-only option.

              When using Mozilla NSS, TLS_KEY specifies the name of  a  file  that  contains  the
              password  for  the  key  for  the certificate specified with TLS_CERT.  The modutil
              command can be used to turn off password protection for the cert/key database.  For
              example,  if  TLS_CACERTDIR  specifies /home/scarter/.moznss as the location of the
              cert/key database, use modutil to change the password to the empty string:
                   modutil -dbdir ~/.moznss -changepw 'NSS Certificate DB'
              You must have the old password, if any.   Ignore  the  WARNING  about  the  running
              browser.  Press 'Enter' for the new password.

       TLS_CIPHER_SUITE <cipher-suite-spec>
              Specifies acceptable cipher suite and preference order.  <cipher-suite-spec> should
              be a cipher specification for the TLS library in use (OpenSSL, GnuTLS,  or  Mozilla
              NSS).  Example:

                     OpenSSL:
                            TLS_CIPHER_SUITE HIGH:MEDIUM:+SSLv2

                     GnuTLS:
                            TLS_CIPHER_SUITE SECURE256:!AES-128-CBC

              To check what ciphers a given spec selects in OpenSSL, use:

                   openssl ciphers -v <cipher-suite-spec>

              With  GnuTLS  the  available specs can be found in the manual page of gnutls-cli(1)
              (see the description of the option --priority).

              In older  versions  of  GnuTLS,  where  gnutls-cli  does  not  support  the  option
              --priority, you can obtain the — more limited — list of ciphers by calling:

                   gnutls-cli -l

              When  using  Mozilla  NSS,  the  OpenSSL  cipher  suite specifications are used and
              translated into the format used internally by Mozilla NSS.  There isn't an easy way
              to  list the cipher suites from the command line.  The authoritative list is in the
              source code for Mozilla NSS in the file sslinfo.c in the structure
                      static const SSLCipherSuiteInfo suiteInfo[]

       TLS_PROTOCOL_MIN <major>[.<minor>]
              Specifies minimum SSL/TLS protocol version that will be negotiated.  If the  server
              doesn't support at least that version, the SSL handshake will fail.  To require TLS
              1.x or higher, set this option to 3.(x+1), e.g.,

                   TLS_PROTOCOL_MIN 3.2

              would require TLS 1.1.  Specifying a minimum that is higher than that supported  by
              the  OpenLDAP  implementation will result in it requiring the highest level that it
              does support.  This parameter is ignored with GnuTLS.

       TLS_RANDFILE <filename>
              Specifies the file to obtain random bits from when /dev/[u]random is not available.
              Generally  set  to  the  name  of  the  EGD/PRNGD socket.  The environment variable
              RANDFILE can also be used to specify the filename.  This parameter is ignored  with
              GnuTLS and Mozilla NSS. On Debian openldap is linked against GnuTLS.

       TLS_REQCERT <level>
              Specifies  what  checks to perform on server certificates in a TLS session, if any.
              The <level> can be specified as one of the following keywords:

              never  The client will not request or check any server certificate.

              allow  The server certificate is requested. If  no  certificate  is  provided,  the
                     session  proceeds  normally.  If  a  bad certificate is provided, it will be
                     ignored and the session proceeds normally.

              try    The server certificate is requested. If  no  certificate  is  provided,  the
                     session  proceeds normally. If a bad certificate is provided, the session is
                     immediately terminated.

              demand | hard
                     These keywords are equivalent. The server certificate is  requested.  If  no
                     certificate  is  provided,  or a bad certificate is provided, the session is
                     immediately terminated. This is the default setting.

       TLS_CRLCHECK <level>
              Specifies if the Certificate Revocation List (CRL) of the  CA  should  be  used  to
              verify   if   the   server  certificates  have  not  been  revoked.  This  requires
              TLS_CACERTDIR parameter to be set.  This  parameter  is  ignored  with  GnuTLS  and
              Mozilla NSS. On Debian openldap is linked against GnuTLS.  <level> can be specified
              as one of the following keywords:

              none   No CRL checks are performed

              peer   Check the CRL of the peer certificate

              all    Check the CRL for a whole certificate chain

       TLS_CRLFILE <filename>
              Specifies the file containing a Certificate Revocation List to be used to verify if
              the  server  certificates  have  not been revoked. This parameter is only supported
              with GnuTLS and Mozilla NSS.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

       LDAPNOINIT
              disable all defaulting

       LDAPCONF
              path of a configuration file

       LDAPRC basename of ldaprc file in $HOME or $CWD

       LDAP<option-name>
              Set <option-name> as from ldap.conf

FILES

       /etc/ldap/ldap.conf
              system-wide ldap configuration file

       $HOME/ldaprc, $HOME/.ldaprc
              user ldap configuration file

       $CWD/ldaprc
              local ldap configuration file

SEE ALSO

       ldap(3), ldap_set_option(3), ldap_result(3), openssl(1), sasl(3)

AUTHOR

       Kurt Zeilenga, The OpenLDAP Project

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

       OpenLDAP   Software   is   developed   and   maintained   by    The    OpenLDAP    Project
       <http://www.openldap.org/>.   OpenLDAP Software is derived from the University of Michigan
       LDAP 3.3 Release.