Install ldap-account-manager on Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install ldap-account-manager

Learn how to install ldap-account-manager with the command sudo apt-get install ldap-account-manager on Ubuntus.


 

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Quick installation of ldap-account-manager:

Step 1: Update system:

	sudo apt-get update

Step 2: Install: ldap-account-manager

Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:

	sudo apt-get install ldap-account-manager

Package Details

Package:ldap-account-manager
Version:3.6-2
Maintainer:Ubuntu Developers
Home page:http://www.ldap-account-manager.org/
Description:webfrontend for managing accounts in an LDAP directory LDAP Account Manager (LAM) runs on an existing webserver. It manages user, group and host accounts. Currently LAM supports these account types: Samba 3, Unix, Kolab 2, address book entries, NIS mail aliases and MAC addresses. There is an integrated LDAP browser to allow access to the raw LDAP attributes. You can use templates for account creation and use multiple configuration profiles. Account information can be exported as PDF file. There is also a script included which manages quotas and homedirectories. Homepage: http://www.ldap-account-manager.org/
Distro:Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Release:
Repo/Section:universe/web

How to install ldap-account-manager on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?

First of all update your system with the command:

sudo apt-get update

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Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.

After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.

If ldap-account-manager is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L ldap-account-manager' will give followin error.

deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L ldap-account-manager
Package `ldap-account-manager' is not installed.
Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ 

Installing ldap-account-manager:

After system update use the following command to install ldap-account-manager:

sudo apt-get install ldap-account-manager

Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.

How to uninstall/remove ldap-account-manager from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?

Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the ldap-account-manager from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.

To remove the ldap-account-manager following command is used:

sudo apt-get remove  ldap-account-manager

Following command is used to remove the ldap-account-manager package along with its dependencies:

sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove ldap-account-manager

This will remove ldap-account-manager and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.

Completely removing ldap-account-manager with all configuration files:

Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:

sudo apt-get purge ldap-account-manager

or you can use following command also:

sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove ldap-account-manager

Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with ldap-account-manager package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.