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

Note – Though you can manually configure clients, it is not recommended. Using theconfiguration profiles decreases the complexity and cost of managing clients.Using Profiles to Initialize a Client▼How to Initialize a Client Using Profiles1. Become superuser or assume an equivalent role.Roles contain authorizations and privileged commands. For more informationabout roles, see “Using Role-Based Access Control (Tasks)” in System AdministrationGuide: Security Services.2. Run ldapclient with init.# ldapclient init \-a profileName=new \-a domainName=west.example.com 192.168.0.1System successfully configuredUsing Proxy Credentials▼How to Initialize a Client Using Proxy CredentialsNote – Do not edit either of the client configuration files directly. Use ldapclient tocreate or modify the content of these files.1. Become superuser or assume an equivalent role.Roles contain authorizations and privileged commands. For more informationabout roles, see “Using Role-Based Access Control (Tasks)” in System AdministrationGuide: Security Services.2. Run ldapclient (defining proxy values).# ldapclient init \-a proxyDN=cn=proxyagent,ou=profile,dc=west,dc=example,dc=com \-a domainName=west.example.com \-a profileName=pit1 \-a proxyPassword=test1234 192.168.0.1180 System Administration Guide: Naming and Directory Services (DNS, NIS, and LDAP) • January 2005