Naming and Directory Services (DNS, NIS, and LDAP)

CHAPTER 9LDAP Basic Components andConcepts (Overview)This chapter covers the following topics.■ “LDAP Data Interchange Format (LDIF)” on page 129■ “Using Fully Qualified Domain Names With LDAP” on page 132■ “Default Directory Information Tree (DIT)” on page 133■ “Default LDAP Schema” on page 134■ “Service Search Descriptors (SSDs) and Schema Mapping” on page 134■ “LDAP Client Profiles” on page 137■ “ldap_cachemgr Daemon” on page 140■ “LDAP Naming Services Security Model” on page 141LDAP Data Interchange Format (LDIF)LDIF is a text-based format for describing directory service entities and theirattributes. Using LDIF format you can move information from one directory toanother with commands such as ldapadd and ldapmodify. The following areexamples of LDIF format for each service. Use ldaplist(1) with the-l option todisplay the following information.% ldaplist -l hosts myhosthostsdn: cn=myhost+ipHostNumber=7.7.7.115,ou=Hosts,dc=mydc,dc=mycom,dc=comcn: myhostiphostnumber: 7.7.7.115objectclass: topobjectclass: deviceobjectclass: ipHostdescription: host 1 - floor 1 - Lab a - building b% ldaplist -l passwd user1129