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

■nisplusLDAPconfigProxyPasswordServer Selection■preferredServerListSpecify the LDAP server and port number.# LDAP server can be found at port 389# LDAP server can be found at port 389on the local machine# preferredServerList=127.0.0.1# Could also be written# preferredServerList=127.0.0.0.1:389LDAP server on the machine at IP# address "1.2.3.4", at port 65042# preferredServerList=1.2.3.4:65042Authentication and Security■■■authenticationMethodnisplusLDAPproxyUsernisplusLDAPproxyPasswordThe authentication method and, if appropriate for the method selected, the proxy user(bind distinguished name [DN]) and password (key or other shared secret) to be usedbetween the rpc.nisd daemon and the LDAP server. See “Security andAuthentication” on page 270 for more information.■■nisplusLDAPTLSnisplusLDAPTLSCertificateDBPathOptionally use SSL, and specify the location of the certificate file. See “Using SSL”on page 272 for more information.Default Location in LDAP and NIS+■■defaultSearchBaseThe point in the LDAP DIT where the containers for RFC 2307- style namingservices data live. This is the default used when individual container DNs do notspecify a full search base. See “nisplusLDAPobjectDN Attribute” on page 261for more information.nisplusLDAPbaseDomainThe default NIS+ domain name to use when NIS+ object specifications (see“nisplusLDAPdatabaseIdMapping Attribute” on page 259) are not fullyqualified.Chapter 16 • Transitioning From NIS+ to LDAP 257