Re: We need centralized accounts -- Any docs for ldap passwords?
On 13 May 1999, Rob Browning wrote:
> "Jens B. Jorgensen" <jjorgens@bdsinc.com> writes:
>
> > But if you're not ready for potato then NIS will provide a
> > ready-made solution. It's pretty straightforward. I'd be glad to
> > offer assistance. As for a comparison, well, they're different. NIS
> > has been around a long time, LDAP is newer.
>
> Thanks to both of you for the help. We're running all unstable here
> so getting the ldap packages isn't a problem, but I wasn't completely
> sure what the tradeoffs are. I'll go look at the web sites Ben
> mentioned.
>
> Actually I had already seen the ldap pacakges, but I wasn't quite sure
> where to start. I was hoping for a HOWTO or something, but I can
> always just jump in and figure it out as I poke around.
>
When you install libnss-ldap, there is a short howto in
/usr/doc/libnss-ldap
I also suggest downloading conversion tools from www.padl.com, which will
help populate the LDAP database
Sergey.
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