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Subject:    [focus-sun] Re: LDAP replacing NIS...?
From:       Nick Santucci <nick () ucf ! ics ! uci ! edu>
Date:       2003-01-29 19:29:24
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> Is there a method of having NIS query LDAP directly?

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</Nick>

On Tue, 28 Jan 2003, Gregory Hicks wrote:

>
> I have the unenviable task of figuring out how, in a mostly Sun
> environment, to use LDAP to replace all NIS maps.
>
> We are already using LDAP to maintain hosts, passwd, and group with
> networks, services, et al to follow in the near future.  This however,
> just replaces vi with the LDAP db modifying calls.
>
> Is there a method of having NIS query LDAP directly?
>
> Has anyone tried to use LDAP to replace the NIS passwd (also hosts,
> group, aliases, et al)?  We have converted a system to using LDAP
> queries to authenticate users working, but once we changed to LDAP,
> users can no longer login to their CDE desktop.
>
> Given a mix of SunOS 4.x, Solaris 2.5, 2.5.1, 2.6, 7-9, is there a
> really good method to make the switch?  Or are we, for the near term,
> going to be maintaining the maps in LDAP and periodically 'pushing' the
> source maps to the remote NIS masters?
>
> Or is this a truly LONG TERM project (3-6 years)
>
> (I also have to make HP-UX, AIX, and Linux fit this same model, but
> this is not the right forum for these OSes...)
>
> Any pointers, advice, will be appreciated.
>
> Regards,
> Gregory Hicks
>
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