How to Install LDAP Account Manager (LAM) on Ubuntu Server Latest

LDAP Account Manager (LAM) is a web-based LDAP administration tool that allows you to manage LDAP accounts and other directory services. In this tutorial, we will go through the installation process of LDAP Account Manager on Ubuntu Server.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation, you need to have the following prerequisites:

Ubuntu Server Latest edition.
Access to a terminal window or SSH client with sudo privileges.

Step 1: Update and Upgrade Ubuntu System

Update and upgrade the system using the following commands:

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade

Step 2: Install Required Dependencies

LDAP Account Manager requires several dependencies to run. Install them by running the following command:

sudo apt-get install php-curl php-cgi php-gd php-xmlrpc apache2 ssl-cert php-pear php-net-ldap2 php-mbstring php-gd php-cli php-zip php-soap php-ldap php-apcu-full openldap-utils php-cas libapache2-mod-php

Step 3: Download LAM

Download the latest version of LDAP Account Manager from the official website:

wget https://sourceforge.net/projects/lam/files/lam/7.4/lam-7.4.tar.bz2

Extract the downloaded file:

tar -xvjf lam-7.4.tar.bz2

Step 4: Move Files to Document Root

Move the extracted files to the document root directory of your web server (/var/www/html/):

sudo mv lam-7.4 /var/www/html/lam

Step 5: Set Permissions

Update the file permissions of the LAM installation directory:

chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/lam
chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/lam

Step 6: Create Virtual Host

Create a virtual host configuration file for LAM:

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/lam.conf

Insert the following content:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName yourdomain.com
    DocumentRoot /var/www/html/lam

    <Directory /var/www/html/lam>
        Options FollowSymLinks 
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>

    ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/lam-error.log
    CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/lam-access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Save and close the file.

Step 7: Enable Virtual Host and Rewrite Module

Enable the virtual host and the rewrite module using the following commands:

sudo a2ensite lam.conf
sudo a2enmod rewrite

Step 8: Restart Apache Server

Restart the Apache server to apply the changes:

sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 9: Configure LAM

Open your web browser and go to the following URL:

http://yourdomain.com/lam/install

Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install LDAP Account Manager (LAM) on Ubuntu Server Latest edition. LAM is a powerful tool for managing LDAP accounts and directory services, and it can be an essential tool for system administrators. We hope this tutorial has helped you get started with LAM.