We are going to use the LDAP Data Interchange Format (LDIF) to set up our users on our LDAP server. The LDIF is a standard text-based representation for LDAP data, and changes to that data (https://ldap.com/ldif-the-ldap-data-interchange-format/).

In our application.yml file, we have shown Spring where to look for our LDIF file. The LDIF file is as follows:

dn: dc=packtpub,dc=com
objectclass: top
objectclass: domain
objectclass: extensibleObject
dc: packtpub

dn: ou=groups,dc=packtpub,dc=com
objectclass: top
objectclass: organizationalUnit
ou: groups

dn: ou=people,dc=packtpub,dc=com
objectclass: top
objectclass: organizationalUnit
ou: people

dn: uid=john,ou=people,dc=packtpub,dc=com
objectclass: top
objectclass: person
objectclass: organizationalPerson
objectclass: inetOrgPerson
cn: Tomcy John
uid: tjohn
userPassword: tjohn@password

dn: cn=admins,ou=groups,dc=packtpub,dc=com
objectclass: top
objectclass: groupOfUniqueNames
cn: admins
ou: admin
uniqueMember: uid=tjohn,ou=people,dc=packtpub,dc=com

dn: cn=users,ou=groups,dc=packtpub,dc=com
objectclass: top
objectclass: groupOfUniqueNames
cn: users
ou: user
uniqueMember: uid=tjohn,ou=people,dc=packtpub,dc=com