LDAP CheatSheet

gistfile1.txt

# Get info about all Contexts in ldap
ldapsearch -x -H ldap://localhost -b "" -s base configContext namingContexts monitorContext

# display cn=config structures and data
ldapsearch -Y EXTERNAL -H ldapi:/// -b "cn=config"
# or
slapcat -b cn=config > config.ldiff


# modify config 
ldapadd -Y EXTERNAL -H ldapi:/// -f data/acl.ldif


# add schema

* create file schema_converter.conf with:

include /etc/ldap/core.schema
include /etc/ldap/your.schema

* create temporary directory 
 mkdir /tmp/ldif_output

* convert schema_converter.conf to ldif using slapdtest
slaptest -f schema_convert.conf -F /tmp/ldif_output

Edit the /tmp/ldif_output/cn=config/cn=schema/cn={2}your.schema.ldif

and add 
dn: cn=your,cn=schema,cn=config

And remove the following lines from the bottom of the file:

structuralObjectClass: olcSchemaConfig
entryUUID: 10dae0ea-0760-102d-80d3-f9366b7f7757
creatorsName: cn=config
createTimestamp: 20080826021140Z
entryCSN: 20080826021140.791425Z#000000#000#000000
modifiersName: cn=config
modifyTimestamp: 20080826021140Z