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It is certainly confusing that PAM uses /etc/ldap.conf whereas openldap uses /etc/ldap/ldap.conf. But it isn't clear to me that these two files are actually of the same format, or that it is guaranteed that one is a superset of the other. The pam_ldap(5) manpage says: pam_ldap stores its configuration in the ldap.conf file. (It should be noted that some LDAP client libraries, such as OpenLDAP, also use a configuration file of the same name. pam_ldap supports many of the same configuration file options as OpenLDAP, but it adds several that are specific to the functionality it provides. It is not guaranteed that pam_ldap will continue to match the configura‐ tion file semantics of OpenLDAP. You may wish to use different files.) I think that doing something such as your symlink would have unintended consequences, so I'm not sure that a fix for the general case is trivial. And any change would best be coordinated with Debian. ** Package changed: openldap (Ubuntu) => libpam-ldap (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: libpam-ldap (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Medium ** Changed in: libpam-ldap (Ubuntu) Status: New => Triaged ** Summary changed: - /etc/ldap/ldap.conf missing + libpam-ldap should share openldap's configuration file ** Summary changed: - libpam-ldap should share openldap's configuration file + libpam-ldap should share openldap's configuration mechanism ** Also affects: openldap (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: openldap (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Medium ** Changed in: openldap (Ubuntu) Status: New => Triaged -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to openldap in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1078102 Title: libpam-ldap should share openldap's configuration mechanism To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libpam-ldap/+bug/1078102/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs