By default, an LDAP server allows any client that can connect to read all objects and attributes in the database. However, only the administrative user can perform updates. This may not be ideal for networks that have users with different levels of trust though, so OpenLDAP allows you to grant varying access levels to different users on different parts of the database.

This page lists all access controls rules currently defined, if any. To create a new one, click the Add a new access control rule link. To remove several rules at once, check the boxes next to them and hit the Delete Selected Rules button. To change the ordering of rules, use the up and down arrows on the right-hand side of the table.

As with most other LDAP server configuration changes, access control rules will not take effect until the Apply Configuration button is clicked on the module's main page.