How to Install LDAP Account Manager (LAM) on Alpine Linux Latest

LDAP Account Manager (LAM) is a web-based LDAP administration tool that allows you to manage multiple LDAP servers and users. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing LAM on Alpine Linux latest.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure that you have the following:

  1. A system running Alpine Linux latest.
  2. Root or sudo user privileges.

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

LAM requires Apache web server, PHP, and LDAP libraries to be installed on your system. Use the following command to install these packages:

sudo apk add apache2 php7 php7-apache2 php7-ldap openldap-dev

Step 2: Download and Install LAM

  1. Visit the LAM website and download the latest stable release to your Alpine Linux system.

  2. Extract the downloaded zip archive:

    unzip lam*.zip

  3. Copy the lam folder to your Apache document root:

    sudo mv lam /var/www/localhost/htdocs/

Step 3: Configure Apache for LAM

  1. Create a new virtual host for LAM by copying the default virtual host configuration file:

    sudo cp /etc/apache2/httpd.conf /etc/apache2/httpd-lam.conf

  2. Edit the httpd-lam.conf file using your preferred editor, adding the following configuration directives:

    Alias /lam /var/www/localhost/htdocs/lam
<Directory /var/www/localhost/htdocs/lam>
     AllowOverride All
     Options FollowSymLinks
     Require all granted
</Directory>

  3. Save the changes and exit the editor.

  4. Enable the new virtual host and restart Apache:

    sudo apachectl -t && sudo mv /etc/apache2/conf.d/lam.conf.disabled /etc/apache2/conf.d/lam.conf && sudo rc-service apache2 restart

Step 4: Access LAM

  1. Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost/lam.

  2. The LAM login page should appear. Enter the default administrator credentials:

    Username: admin

    Password: lam

  3. You should now have access to the LAM dashboard and be able to configure LDAP servers and users as needed.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed LAM on Alpine Linux latest.