Chapter 8. Standard Unix Services and LDAP
In Chapter 6, we examined the possibilities of
integrating an LDAP directory into basic authentication services by
using the PAM and NSS modules. In Chapter 7, we
integrated LDAP into the network mail infrastructure in both clients
and servers. This chapter takes LDAP integration a step further by
exploring how other standard Unix services can make use of our
directory. The applications we will explore are Apache, FTP
(ProFTPD), Samba, RADIUS (FreeRadius), DNS (BIND 9), and printing
(LPRng and LPD). It is impossible to cover all the services a network
may provide, but by showing a few concise, real-world solutions to
common problems, I hope to give you tools and ideas that you can
apply to any network applications you encounter in the future.The applications discussed in this chapter will communicate directly
with the LDAP directory. Servers that do not possess native LDAP
support can use the PAM and NSS solutions presented in Chapter 6.
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LDAP System Administration
By
Gerald Carter
Publisher
: O''''Reilly
Pub Date
: March 2003
ISBN
: 1-56592-491-6
Pages
: 308
If you want to be a master of your domain, LDAP
System Administration will help you get up and
running quickly regardless of which LDAP version you use.
After reading this book, even with no previous LDAP
experience, you''''ll be able to integrate a directory server
into essential network services such as mail, DNS, HTTP, and
SMB/CIFS.