Comment 3 for bug 291779

Thank you for reporting this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. I agree there is a large amount of copy 'n pasting involved. I'm not sure there is a good way around that, especially since moving to the cn=config method of slapd configuration.

I'm not sure recommending ldapinit is the best way for a few reasons:

1) ldapscripts are somewhat limited, and it's difficult to make a tool recommendation because the function of the directory can vary greatly. For example, if an admin wants to add the Samba schema for example, he then should really use smbldap-tools.

2) I think it's best if the guide is as generic as possible with regard to the tree structure, since there are so many ways to configure it.

3) Using ldapinit to populate the tree only really replaces one copy and paste.

4) I also think it's good to have as many examples of the native tools that ship with OpenLDAP since they should be the most reliable. At least in theory.

Anyway, those are my thoughts, but if there's strong disagreement feel free to submit a patch, or just list your ideas. I'm open to make any changes that will help simplify the guide. Also, there are blueprints for a "Ubuntu Directory Service" that would, I assume, have a pre-configured tree and customized tools.

  https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/ldap-defaultdit-usergrp-mgmt

And the Ubuntu Directory Services LP Team:

  https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-directory