Product Properties
| Package name | LDAP Server |
| Application name | LDAP Server |
| Volume selectable | yes |
| Dependencies | no |
| Service name | – |
| User Home service | no |
| Shared folder | no |
| Home folder | no |
| Licensing | no |
| Hyper Backup support | yes |
| Certificate selection | yes |
| Application Privileges | no |
| Login Portal | no |
| Logging | in app |
| Notifications | no |
| Firewall ports | TCP 389, 636 |
| Date | 20 March 2025 |
| Version | 2.4.59 |
| DSM | 7.2.2 |
Functionality
With LDAP, you create a single namespace for all users and computers on your network. Users can access services and resources on the network with a single user account. Likewise, system administrators need a single account to access all servers, making system management more straightforward.
Installation
Install the package LDAP Server from Package Center.
This adds the LDAP Server application to the main menu.
Configuration
Before configuring the LDAP Server, assign a fixed IP address to the LAN interface. In your local network, set up a DNS server with a zone for the domain you plan to use in the LDAP Server. Last, change the DNS settings of the NAS’s LAN interface to point to the DNS server.
Open the LDAP Server application from the main menu. The Settings page opens.
Enable LDAP Server
- choose As the Provider server
- FQDN: the domain name is the namespace that LDAP uses
- password (2x): this is the password of the LDAP root account
- click Apply
Optional steps are:
- configure connection settings
- configure backup from the first LDAP Server or create a Hyper Backup task
- install a secondary LDAP Server
- join NAS to the LDAP via Control Panel > Domain/LDAP > Join button
- join other computers and servers to the LDAP directory
- create users and groups in LDAP and assign permissions to users and groups to resources on joined servers
- enable User Home service for LDAP users
For detailed instructions, please refer to Setting up LDAP Server on Synology NAS.
Logging and notification
The LDAP Server tool’s Log page logs events from the directory server. There are no events in Control Panel > Notification.
Stop and run
Stop and start the LDAP Server service from Package Center or SSH.
Uninstall and removal
You can uninstall the LDAP Server package with Package Center from the NAS. During the uninstallation, you can retain or remove the LDAP configuration files. When you have multiple LDAP servers on the local network, uninstall Consumer servers before uninstalling the Provider.
To prevent interrupted service, ensure that users can log on to another LDAP server. To remove LDAP from your network, ensure no user or service relies on LDAP to function.
Notes
You can use the DNS Server package on your network to set up a DNS server on your Synology. For details, please refer to Setting up DNS Server on Synology NAS. You can host the DNS Server on the same NAS as the LDAP Server, but this is not a prerequisite.
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Paul Steunebrink / Storage Alchemist