Csv::Ldap

Csv::Ldap for Ruby is a gem for reading/writing entries in an LDAP directory to/from CSV files. The tool should be able to create entries in a directory under ou=people,dc=example,dc=org from a CSV file with the following attributes: cn,sn,mail,uid,homeDirectory,uidNumber,gidNumber.

Note: This documentation is based on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Install OpenLDAP server.

sudo apt install slapd ldap-utils

Configure with following

sudo dpkg-reconfigure slapd

After configuring the slapd. Create a node called 'people'.

Create the following LDIF file and call it add_content.ldif:

dn: ou=people,dc=example,dc=org
objectClass: organizationalUnit
ou: people

Add the content by running the following command from terminal

ldapadd -x -D cn=admin,dc=example,dc=com -W -f add_content.ldif

Enter LDAP Password: ********
adding new entry "ou=people,dc=example,dc=org"

Entries will be created in a directory under ou=people,dc=example,dc=org

Refer to following for more details

https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/serverguide/openldap-server.html.en#openldap-server-installation

https://www.unixmen.com/install-openldap-in-ubuntu-15-10-and-debian-8/

Add this line to your application"s Gemfile:

gem 'csv-ldap'

And then execute:

$ bundle

Or install it yourself as:

$ gem install csv-ldap

• Create entries in an LDAP directory from a CSV file.
• Export entries returned from an LDAP search to a CSV file. The search filter should come from a command line argument.

Make sure to run and confirm that node 'people' exists.

$ ldapsearch -x -LLL -H ldap:/// -b dc=example,dc=org dn
dn: dc=example,dc=org

dn: cn=admin,dc=example,dc=org

dn: ou=people,dc=example,dc=org

$ cd csv-ldap
$ ruby examples/csv_to_ldap.rb csv-ldap/examples/ldap_data.csv

$ ruby examples/ldap_to_csv.rb output.csv

$ ruby examples/ldap_to_csv_filtered.rb ldap_to_csv_filtered_output.csv John*

After checking out the repo, run bin/setup to install dependencies. You can also run bin/console for an interactive prompt that will allow you to experiment.

To install this gem onto your local machine, run bundle exec rake install. To release a new version, update the version number in version.rb, and then run bundle exec rake release, which will create a git tag for the version, push git commits and tags, and push the .gem file to rubygems.org.

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/[USERNAME]/csv-ldap. This project is intended to be a safe, welcoming space for collaboration, and contributors are expected to adhere to the Contributor Covenant code of conduct.

The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.

Everyone interacting in the Csv::Ldap project’s codebases, issue trackers, chat rooms and mailing lists is expected to follow the code of conduct.