System Administration Guide: Naming and Directory Services (DNS, NIS, and LDAP)

LDAP Tools Requiring LDAP Naming Services

Table 18–4 Tools (from Section 1 Man Pages)

Tool 

Function 

ldapaddent(1M)

Used to create entries in LDAP containers from their corresponding /etc files. This tool allows populating the directory from files. For example it reads /etc/passwd format file and populate passwd entries in the directory.

ldaplist

Used to list contents of various services from the directory. 

idsconfig

Used to set up iPlanet Directory Server 5.1 to serve LDAP naming service clients.