ldap_cachemgr Daemon

ldap_cachemgr is a daemon that runs on LDAP client machines. When you start the LDAP client, the ldap_cachemgr daemon is invoked. The daemon performs the following key functions.

• Gains access to the configuration files, running as root

• Refreshes the client configuration information stored in the profiles on the server and pulls this data from the clients

• Maintains a sorted list of active LDAP servers to use

• Improves lookup efficiency by caching some common lookup requests submitted by various clients

• Improves the efficiency of host lookups

• If the enableShadowUpdate switch is set to true, gains access to the configured administrator credential and performs updates to the shadow data.

ldap_cachemgr must be running at all times for LDAP naming services to work.

Refer to the ldap_cachemgr(1M) man page for detailed information.