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

CHAPTER 12Setting Up LDAP Clients (Tasks)This chapter describes how to set up a Solaris LDAP naming services client.This chapter covers the following topics.■ “Prerequisites to LDAP Client Setup” on page 177■ “Initializing an LDAP Client” on page 179■ “Using Profiles to Initialize a Client” on page 180■ “Using Proxy Credentials” on page 180■ “Initializing a Client Manually” on page 181■ “Modifying a Manual Client Configuration” on page 181■ “Uninitializing a Client” on page 182■ “Setting Up TLS Security” on page 183■ “Configuring PAM” on page 184Prerequisites to LDAP Client SetupIn order for a Solaris client to use LDAP as a naming service the following needs to bein place.■■■■■The client’s domain name must be served by the LDAP serverThe nsswitch.conf file needs to point to LDAP for the required servicesThe client needs to be configured with all the given parameters that define itsbehaviorldap_cachemgr needs to be running on the clientAt least one server for which a client is configured must be up and running177