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@@ -245,10 +245,31 @@ dpkg-reconfigure slapd
       </itemizedlist>
 
       <tip>
-        <para>In case you **ever** loose your master <code>admin</code>
-        password see <link
-        xlink:href="http://techiezone.rottigni.net/2011/12/change-root-dn-password-on-openldap">Change
-        Root DN Password on OpenLDAP</link> for troubleshooting.</para>
+        <orderedlist>
+          <listitem>
+            <para>Depending on your systems installation state you may want to
+            add the dialog package which allows for feeding additional
+            parameters during package installations (e.g. credentials).</para>
+          </listitem>
+
+          <listitem>
+            <para>The <link
+            xlink:href="https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/serverguide/openldap-server.html#openldap-server-installation">installation
+            section</link> hints at your host system defined <xref
+            linkend="glo_DNS"/> domain being used for deriving your server's
+            <xref linkend="glo_DIT"/> root. You may circumvent this obstacle
+            by calling <command>dpkg-reconfigure</command>
+            <option>slapd</option> after installation allowing to specify
+            additional parameters manually.</para>
+          </listitem>
+
+          <listitem>
+            <para>In case you **ever** loose your master <code>admin</code>
+            password see <link
+            xlink:href="http://techiezone.rottigni.net/2011/12/change-root-dn-password-on-openldap">Change
+            Root DN Password on OpenLDAP</link> for troubleshooting.</para>
+          </listitem>
+        </orderedlist>
       </tip>
     </section>
 
@@ -299,16 +320,22 @@ mail: beam@betrayer.com</programlisting>
       editor which may assist you to complete the <code>betrayer.com</code>
       directory entries. You should also add some more persons to the
       <quote>leaf</quote> organisational units.</para>
+
+      <tip>
+        <para>You may want to adjust occurrences of
+        <code>dc=betrayer;dc=com</code> by your configured <xref
+        linkend="glo_DIT"/> root.</para>
+      </tip>
     </section>
 
-    <section xml:id="ldapPopulateData">
+    <section xml:id="sdiLdapPopulateData">
       <title>Populating the <acronym>LDAP</acronym> server</title>
 
-      <para>You may use the <uri
+      <para>You may use <uri
       xlink:href="http://directory.apache.org/studio">Apache Directory
-      Studio</uri> to bind to your new <acronym>LDAP</acronym> server by using
-      <code>cn=Manager,dc=betrayer,dc=com</code> and the corresponding
-      password.</para>
+      Studio</uri> for testing a bind to your new <acronym>LDAP</acronym>
+      server by using <code>cn=Manager,dc=...</code> using your already
+      configured password.</para>
 
       <para>After successful connecting the previously established
       <acronym>LDIF</acronym> file may be used to populate the server with
@@ -332,6 +359,19 @@ mail: beam@betrayer.com</programlisting>
       </itemizedlist>
     </section>
 
+    <section xml:id="sdiLdapTestBind">
+      <title>Testing a bind operation</title>
+
+      <para>Use <uri xlink:href="http://directory.apache.org/studio">Apache
+      Directory Studio</uri> to supply a password to e.g.
+      <code>uid=beam,ou=devel,ou=software,ou=departments,dc=betrayer;dc=com</code>.</para>
+
+      <para>Then try to bind as
+      <code>uid=beam,ou=devel,ou=software,ou=departments,dc=betrayer;dc=com</code>
+      using <uri xlink:href="http://directory.apache.org/studio">Apache
+      Directory Studio</uri>.</para>
+    </section>
+
     <section xml:id="ldapTest">
       <title>Accessing <acronym>LDAP</acronym> data by a mail client</title>