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

EXAMPLE 11–1 Running idsconfig for the Example, Inc. Network(Continued)directoryserver -s myserver vlvindex -n userRoot -T west.example.com.getip6entPopulating the Directory Server UsingldapaddentNote – Before populating the directory server with data, you must configure the serverto store passwords in UNIX Crypt format if you are using pam_unix. If you areusing pam_ldap, you can store passwords in any format. For more information aboutsetting the password in UNIX crypt format, see the Sun Java System Directory Serverdocuments.ldapaddent reads from the standard input (that being an /etc/filename likepasswd) and places this data to the container associated with the service. Clientconfiguration determines how the data will be written by default.Note – ldapaddent(1M) can only run on an LDAP client. Chapter 12 describes how toconfigure a client for the LDAP naming service.▼How to Populate Sun Java System Directory ServerWith User Password Data Using ldapaddentSee ldapaddent(1M). See Chapter 9 for information about LDAP security andwrite-access to the directory server.●Use the ldapaddent command to add /etc/passwd entries to the server.# ldapaddent -D "cn=directory manager" -f /etc/passwd passwdChapter 11 • Setting Up Sun Java System Directory Server With LDAP Clients (Tasks) 171