Well that was short lived hope. :-( Though the -6 in the error here seems suspiciously like the 6 error by the other means. http://directory.fedoraproject.org/wiki/Howto:WalkthroughMultimasterSSL Says to do this : #> cd /opt/fedora-ds/shared/bin #> ./ldapmodify -D "cn=Directory Manager" -w YOURPASSWORD dn: cn=replication manager,cn=config changetype: add objectclass: top objectclass: person cn: Replication Manager sn: Manager userPassword: PASSWORD So when I try, I get this (on both servers) : [root at sandbox1 ~]# ldapmodify -D "cn=Directory Manager" -w MY_REAL_PASSWORD SASL/EXTERNAL authentication started ldap_sasl_interactive_bind_s: Unknown authentication method (-6) additional info: SASL(-4): no mechanism available: -- ?Don't eat anything you've ever seen advertised on TV? - Michael Pollan, author of "In Defense of Food"
