{"id":9455,"date":"2025-10-28T23:17:18","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T17:47:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/?p=9455"},"modified":"2025-10-28T23:19:42","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T17:49:42","slug":"how-to-update-the-ldap-admin-password-in-ldap-account-manager-lam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/how-to-update-the-ldap-admin-password-in-ldap-account-manager-lam\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Update the LDAP Admin Password in LDAP Account Manager (LAM)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Introduction<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LDAP Account Manager (LAM) is a web-based tool for managing users, groups, and other LDAP objects. It stores its configuration, including the LDAP admin DN and password, in a profile configuration file. If the LDAP admin password changes, LAM won\u2019t connect to the directory until we update it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prerequisites<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before updating the LDAP admin password in LAM, ensure the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \n
  1. Administrative Access<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. New LDAP Admin Password<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Installation Path<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Web Browser Access<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Server Access (for CLI)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Implementation<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Step 1: Generate a New Password Hash<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    $ sudo slappasswd -s <password>
    Replace <password> with the required (your new plain text password) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Step 2: Update the Password via LAM GUI<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    (i) Open LAM in your browser<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    http:\/\/your-server-ip\/lam<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    (ii) Click \u201cLAM configuration\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    (iii) Log in with your LAM configuration password (not your LDAP password).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    (iv) Navigate to:
    Edit Server Settings \u2192 General settings \u2192 Profile Password and update the required password<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    (v) Click Save (bottom of the page).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Return to the main login screen and test the connection with the new credentials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Step 3: Update the Password via CLI (Optional)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    (i) Locate your LAM configuration file
    $ cd \/var\/lib\/ldap-account-manager\/config\/profiles\/ <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    (ii) Edit the configuration file
    $ sudo nano default.conf<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    (iii) Find the line beginning with
    passwd: …<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    (iv) Replace it with your new plain-text password
    passwd: NewPasswordHere<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    (v) Save and exit<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    (vi) Restart your web service
    $ sudo systemctl restart apache2<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      <\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Now LAM will use the new LDAP admin credentials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Conclusion:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Updating the LDAP admin password in LDAP Account Manager (LAM)<\/strong> ensures continued secure communication with your LDAP directory. Maintaining regular password rotations and keeping both LDAP and LAM credentials synchronised helps ensure robust directory security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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