Use the following syntax to configure the system to use LDAP.
name_service=LDAP {domain_name=domain_name profile=profile_name profile_server=ip_address proxy_dn="proxy_bind_dn" proxy_password=password} |
Specifies the domain name of the LDAP server.
Specifies the name of the LDAP profile you want to use to configure the system.
Specifies the IP address of the LDAP profile server.
(Optional) Specifies the proxy bind distinguished name. You must enclose the proxy_bind_dn value in double quotes.
(Optional) Specifies the client proxy password.
The following example specifies an LDAP server with the following configuration information.
The domain name is west.example.com.
The installation program uses the LDAP profile that is named default to configure the system.
The IP address of the LDAP server is 172.31.2.1.
The proxy bind distinguished name includes the following information.
The common name for the entry is proxyagent.
The organizational unit is profile.
The proxy domain includes the west, example, and com domain components.
The proxy password is password.
name_service=LDAP {domain_name=west.example.com profile=default profile_server=172.31.2.1 proxy_dn="cn=proxyagent,ou=profile, dc=west,dc=example,dc=com" proxy_password=password} |
For more information about how to use LDAP, see System Administration Guide: Naming and Directory Services (DNS, NIS, and LDAP).