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ldapux(5)							     ldapux(5)

NAME
       ldapux - overview of LDAP-UX

DESCRIPTION
       LDAP-UX	is  a  new  service  that  allows administrators to use a LDAP
       directory server to store information about  users,  groups  and	 other
       system information.

       This  manpage provides general information about LDAP-UX: the name ser‐
       vices available, unsupported features for LDAP-UX, and  where  to  find
       detailed documentation on LDAP.

   LDAP-UX Services
       There are four services provided by LDAP-UX: and

       ·

	  A  name  service  switch  module  that  uses LDAP to retrieve system
	  information from a directory server  using  the  getpwent(3C),  get‐
	  grent(3C),  gethostent(3N),  getrpcent(3C),  getservent(3N), getpro‐
	  toent(3N), getnetent(3N), and the getnetgrent(3C) families of calls.
	  It  uses  the name when configuring the file (see nsswitch.conf(4)).
	  A sample file named is delivered with the LDAP-UX product.  For more
	  details, see nsswitch.conf(4).

       ·

	  A  PAM(3) module that takes advantage of the authentication facility
	  provided by the LDAP directory server.  It is configured in the file
	  (see	pam.conf(4)).  A sample file named is delivered with the LDAP-
	  UX product.  For more details, see pam_ldap(5).

       ·

	  The service module for  PAM  provides	 functionality	to  allow  the
	  administrator to control who can log into the system based on infor‐
	  mation found in the file or the access rules defined in  the	access
	  policy file, For detailed information, see pam_authz(5).

       ·

	  A  service  that  provides  translation  of  NIS  requests  to  LDAP
	  requests.  For more details, see ypldapd(8).

   Unsupported Features
       Although and support most uses of the user and group data, the  follow‐
       ing commands are not supported when using LDAP-UX:

       not supported for LDAP-UX.
       not supported for LDAP-UX.
       only supported with
		    not supported for

   LDAP-UX Documentation
       Configuration  of LDAP-UX is described in the documentation provided in
       its file and is accomplished through the use of the program (located in
       the directory).	See also

       For details, see and at See the manuals(5) man page for ordering infor‐
       mation.

FILES
       configuration file for nsswitch
       example configuration file for nsswitch using ldap
       configuration file for PAM
       example configuration file for PAM using
       directory containing configuration tools for LDAP-UX

SEE ALSO
       ldapentry(1),  ldapclientd(1M),	getpwent(3C),  getgrent(3C),   pam(3),
       ldapclientd.conf(4), nsswitch.conf(4), pam_ldap(5), ypldapd(8).

       Product documentation at:

       Online LDAP manuals at
       (J4269-90006)
								     ldapux(5)

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