---
name: "ldap_alias_manager.conf"
section: "5"
platform: "linux"
package: "sympa"
version: "6.2.76~dfsg-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ldap_alias_manager.conf"
---

# ldap\_alias\_manager.conf(5)

Configuration of LDAP alias management

## NAME

ldap\_alias\_manager.conf - Configuration of LDAP alias management

## DESCRIPTION

*ldap\_alias\_manager.conf* is used by the **ldap\_alias\_manager**(8); it allows one to manage mail aliases in an LDAP directory. To make sympa use the ldap\_alias\_manager.pl script, you should edit the `"alias_manager"` *sympa.conf* parameter.

Format of *ldap\_alias\_manager.conf* is as following:

- •

  Lines beginning with `"#"` and containing only spaces are ignored.

- •

  Each line has the form "*parameter* *value*". *value* may contain spaces but may not contain newlines.

### Parameters

- ldap\_host \<host\>

  *Mandatory*. LDAP server host.

  Example:\
     ldap\_host ldap.example.com

- ldap\_bind\_dn \<distinguished name\>

  *Mandatory*. LDAP bind DN.

  Example:\
     ldap\_bind\_dn cn=sympa,ou=services,dc=example,dc=com

- ldap\_bind\_pwd \<secret\>

  *Mandatory*. LDAP bind password.

  Example:\
     ldap\_bind\_pwd secret

- ldap\_base\_dn \<distinguished name\>

  *Mandatory*. LDAP base DN.

  Example:\
     ldap\_base\_dn ou=mail,dc=example,dc=com

- ldap\_mail\_attribute \<attribute name\>

  *Mandatory*. LDAP mail attribute.

  Example:\
     ldap\_mail\_attribute mail

- ldap\_ssl \<0/1\>

  *Mandatory*. Use TLS (SSL) for connection to LDAP server.

  Example:\
     ldap\_ssl 0

- ldap\_ssl\_version \<sslv2 /sslv3 / tlsv1 / tlsv1\_1 / tlsv1\_2\>

  *Mandatory* if `"ldap_ssl"` is `1`. Protocol version of TLS.

  Example:\
     ldap\_ssl\_version tlsv1

- ldap\_cachain \<file path\>

  LDAP CA chain file

  Example:\
     ldap\_cachain /etc/ldap/cert/cachain.pem

- queue\_transport \<name\>

  *Mandatory*. Postfix transport parameter for queue

  Example:\
     queue\_transport sympa

- bouncequeue\_transport \<name\>

  *Mandatory*. Postfix transport parameter for bouncequeue

  Example:\
     bouncequeue\_transport   sympabounce

## FILES

- *$SYSCONFDIR/ldap\_alias\_manager.conf*

  Configuration file.

## SEE ALSO

**ldap\_alias\_manager**(8).