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Install Ubuntu Server
After installation, update and upgrade all packages
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
Apache2
Install Appache2
sudo apt install apache2 -y
Configure Apache2
sudo nano /etc/apache2/conf-enabled/security.conf
Comment ServerTokens OS
Add line ServerTokens Prod
save and exit nano
Restart Apache2 Service
sudo systemctl restart apache2
Check Apache2 server by going to http://<SERVER_IP>/
PHPInstall PHPsudo apt install php php-cgi libapache2-mod-php php-common php-pear php-mbstring -y Configure PHPNote other versions of PHP may install. please confirm your version. At the time of writing this guide, PHP 8.1.2 installs by default. sudo a2enconf php8.1-cgi sudo nano /etc/php/8.1/apache2/php.ini change date.timezone = America/Chicago save and exit nano Create a PHPInfo Pagesudo nano /var/www/html/info.php add the following PHP code<?php phpinfo(); ?> save and exit nano
Restart and apply updates for Apache2 Service
sudo systemctl restart apache2 sudo systemctl reload apache2
Check PHP server by going to http://<SERVER_IP>/info.php
LDAP
Install OpenLDAP
apt install slapd ldap-utils -y when prompted, enter in the password you would like to use for OpenLDAP
Configure OpenLDAP
change [dc=srv] & [dc=dom] to your domain
dpkg-reconfigure slapd
select no
enter your domain name “example.local”
enter your organization name “example.com”
enter your LDAP administrator password
confirm the administrator password
If asked the database to be removed, select no
if asked to move old database, select yes
run slapcat
sudo nano /etc/ldap/ldap.conf
BASE dc=your-domain,dc=com URI ldap://localhost
save and exit nano
Let’s test the LDAP
ldapsearch -x You should see “result: 0 success” near the bottom of the results
ctl-d to exit from SU mode
LDAP Account Manager
Install LDAP Account Manager
sudo apt install ldap-account-manager -y
Restart and apply updates for Apache2 Service
sudo systemctl restart apache2 sudo systemctl reload apache2
Access the LDAP Account Manager Server by going to http://<SERVER_IP>/lam
Goto the LAM Configuration
Goto Edit Server Profiles
Log in user lam as the username and password
On the General Settings Tab change the following
Language Settings
Default Language English (USA)
Time Zone America/Chicago
Tool Settings
Tree suffix dc=your-domain,dc=com
Security Settings
List of valid users cn=admin,dc=your-domain,dc=com
Profile Password
change the lam password to your password
On the Account Types Tab change the following
Users
LDAP suffix ou=People,dc=your-domain,dc=com
Groups
LDAP suffix ou=group,dc=your-domain,dc=com
Click save
Webmin
Install Webmin
Start by updating the system
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
Install software-properties-common and apt-transport-https
sudo apt install software-properties-common apt-transport-https -y
Add the GPG key
wget -qO- https://download.webmin.com/jcameron-key.asc | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/jcameron-key.asc
Add the Webmin Repo
sudo add-apt-repository “deb [arch=amd64] http://download.webmin.com/download/repository sarge contrib” If asked to press enter to continue, press enter
sudo apt update
sudo apt install webmin -y sudo apt install libnet-ldap-perl -y
Test the Webmin Service
sudo systemctl status webmin
Access the webmin GUI
https://<SERVER_IP>:10000
When accessing the LDAP Server through Webmin, you may get an error trying to browse the database. To correct this, access the OpenLDAP Server Configuration. Then set the New Administrator Password to the one you used to install OpenLDAP and click save. Then click apply configuration and try clicking Browse Database again.
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