Now we need to configure OpenLDAP with the DNS schema. Open up /etc/openldap/sldap.conf with your favorite editor and make sure the following three lines are listed:

include         /etc/openldap/schema/cosine.schema
include         /etc/openldap/schema/inetorgperson.schema
include         /etc/openldap/schema/nis.schema

Bootstrap LDAP with the base dn you defined previously with ldapdns-conf. To accomplish this, we first create a file called bootstrap.ldif (it is just a name) which we fill up with DNS information.

As an example, we provide a bootstrap.ldif file for the fictitious domain cherchetoujours.org.

Now bootstrap your LDAP with this information:

# ldapadd -x -D "cn=Manager,dc=yourdomain" -W -f bootstrap.ldif