client_info and timezone Tables (NIS+ to LDAP)

Because RFC 2307 does not provide schemas for the information kept in the NIS+ client_info.org_dir and timezone.org_dir tables, mapping of these tables is not enabled by default in the template mapping file (/var/nis/NIS+LDAPmapping.template). If you want to keep the client_info andtimezone information in LDAP, consult your LDAP server documentation, and create the new attributes and object classes discussed in the following sections.

client_info Attributes and Object Class

Create attributes and object class as below, and then create the container for the client_info data. The suggested container name is ou=ClientInfo. LDIF data is for ldapadd(1). The attribute and object class OIDs used in the following are examples only.

dn: cn=schema
changetype: modify
add: attributetypes
attributetypes:    ( 1.3.6.1.4.1.42.2.27.5.42.42.12.0 \
    NAME 'nisplusClientInfoAttr' \
    DESC 'NIS+ client_info table client column' \
    SYNTAX 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.15 SINGLE-VALUE )
attributetypes:    ( 1.3.6.1.4.1.42.2.27.5.42.42.12.1 \
    NAME 'nisplusClientInfoInfo' \
    DESC 'NIS+ client_info table info column' \
    SYNTAX 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.26 SINGLE-VALUE )
attributetypes:    ( 1.3.6.1.4.1.42.2.27.5.42.42.12.2 \
    NAME 'nisplusClientInfoFlags' \
    DESC 'NIS+ client_info table flags column' \
    SYNTAX 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.26 SINGLE-VALUE )

dn: cn=schema
changetype: modify
add: objectclasses
objectclasses:    ( 1.3.6.1.4.1.42.2.27.5.42.42.13.0 \
    NAME 'nisplusClientInfoData' \
    DESC 'NIS+ client_info table data' \
    SUP top STRUCTURAL MUST ( cn ) \
    MAY ( nisplusClientInfoAttr $ nisplusClientInfoInfo $ nisplusClientInfoFlags ) )

To create the container, put the following LDIF data in a file. Substitute your actual search base for searchBase.

dn: ou=ClientInfo, searchBase

objectClass: organizationalUnit

ou: ClientInfo

objectClass: top

Use the above file as input to the ldapadd command in order to create the ou=ClientInfo container. For example, if your LDAP administrator DN is cn=directory manager, and the file with the LDIF data is called cifile, do the following.

# ldapadd -D cn="directory manager" -f cifile

Depending on the authentication required, the ldapadd command might prompt for a password.

The /var/nis/NIS+LDAPmapping.template file contains commented-out definitions for the client_info.org_dir table. Copy these to the actual mapping file, enable by removing the comment character '#', and restart the rpc.nisd daemon.

# svcadm restart network/rpc/nisplus:default

If necessary, synchronize NIS+ and LDAP data as described in NIS+ to LDAP Migration Scenarios.

timezone Attributes and Object Class

Create attributes and object class as below, and then create the container for the timezone data. The suggested container name is ou=Timezone. (The LDIF data is suitable for ldapadd(1). Attribute and object class OIDs are examples only.)

dn: cn=schema
changetype: modify
add: attributetypes
attributetypes:    ( 1.3.6.1.4.1.42.2.27.5.42.42.15.0 NAME 'nisplusTimeZone' \
          DESC 'tzone column from NIS+ timezone table' \
          SYNTAX 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.26 SINGLE-VALUE )

dn: cn=schema
changetype: modify
add: objectclasses
objectclasses:    ( 1.3.6.1.4.1.42.2.27.5.42.42.16.0 NAME 'nisplusTimeZoneData' \
          DESC 'NIS+ timezone table data' \
          SUP top STRUCTURAL MUST ( cn ) \
          MAY ( nisplusTimeZone $ description ) )

To create the ou=Timezone container, put the following LDIF data in a file. Substitute your actual search base for searchBase.

dn: ou=Timezone,searchBase ou: Timezone objectClass: top

objectClass: organizationalUnit

Use the above file as input to ldapadd(1) in order to create the ou=Timezone container. For example, if your LDAP administrator DN is cn=directory manager, and the file with the LDIF data is called tzfile.

# ldapadd -D cn="directory manager" -f tzfile

Depending on the authentication required, the ldapadd command might prompt for a password.

The /var/nis/NIS+LDAPmapping.template file contains commented-out definitions for the timezone.org_dir table. Copy these to the actual mapping file, enable by removing the comment character '#', and restart the rpc.nisd daemon.

# svcadm restart network/rpc/nisplus:default

If necessary, synchronize NIS+ and LDAP data as described in NIS+ to LDAP Migration Scenarios.