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* [https://scs.senecac.on.ca/~raymond.chan/ops535/1503/notes/LDAP.pdf Some LDAP concepts]

Revision as of 09:20, 3 October 2016

NIS

  • Reading: Course Text Book: Linux Administration (7th Edition) Chapter 26
  • Key Terms:
    • NIS Domain Name (use the command domainname to set/view/modify or set at boot time by adding "NISDOMAIN=xxxx" to /etc/sysconfig/network)
    • NIS Map files (can be found in /var/yp/$(domainname) )
    • NIS Server configuration file /var/yp/Makefile
    • NOPUSH - no: has NIS slave server, yes: no slave server
    • MINUID, MINGID - for network user accounts
    • ypinit - initialize NIS maps
    • make -C /var/yp - update NIS maps
    • NIS Client configuration file /etc/yp.conf
    • Name service switch configuration file /etc/nsswitch.conf
    • View NIS Map - ypcat

OpenLDAP