How to implement an ldap server

[sanwin]

Hi,
In our network, we are planning to implement a LDAP server for centralized authentication.

Any comments or suggestions regarding ldap authentication and installation are most welcome.

it is a multi flavoured network.

thanks!!

regards,
sanwin.

[Jaime Bolanos Rojas.]

Sanwin,

This is the information regarding ldap and HP-UX:

http://docs.hp.com/en/internet.html

Also if need the software you can find it here:

http://h20392.www2.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=J4269AA

Regards,

Jaime.

[TTr]

SInce you asked this question in an HP-UX forum, HP provides the Netscap/RHAT directory server.

This is the download page which contains link to documents as well.
http://h20392.www2.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=NSDirSvr7


I hate to do this but what is becoming a standard lately and being supported by OSes, apps and databases alike is M$ AD.

[sanwin]

Thanks to both of you.

Please let me know your comments if any more.
Ldap server is being implemented in linux. so it will be helpful if any comments on that end.

thanks!!

regards,
sanwin

[TTr]

> Please let me know your comments if any more.

LDAP is not easy to deal with when it comes to designing the tree structures, deploying it to a heterogeneous environment and supporting it. You or whoever is responsible for this need to get a good understanding of it so that you do a good job in designing, deploying and supporting it.

> Ldap server is being implemented in linux.

I think this is a good decision. I assume it is RedHat, it will be as stable as in an HP implementation. After all HP re-packaged RedHat's LDAP so quality and support should be good there (or as good as it might have been if you implemented it on HP).

[Aashique]

Hi,
After install the LDAP server.Install the LDAP client in all the client PC.For that install time give the server LDAP name or IP and also admin password.
After successfull installation change the file
/etc/nsswitch.conf
passwd: files ldap

cp /etc/pam.conf /etc/pam.conf-org
cp /etc/pam.ldap /etc/pam.conf


Thanks & Regards
Aashique