. This document contains a HOWTO for setting up LDAP authentication on Debian. 1. About... 1.1. Warning! 1.2. Introduction 1.3. Acknowledgements 2. Server 2.1. Deciding on the "Base DN" 2.2. Installing components 2.3. Configuring LDAP server (slapd) 2.3.1. User and Group 2.3.2. LDAP daemon configuration 2.3.3. Populate the database 2.3.3.1. Minimal dataset 2.3.3.2. /etc Migration 2.4. Testing 2.4.