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

Modifying a Manual Client Configuration

How to Modify a Manual Configuration
  1. Become superuser.

  2. Use the ldapclient modify command to change the authentication method to simple.


    # ldapclient mod -a authenticationMethod=simple
    
  3. Use ldapclient list to verify the change was made.


    # ldapclient list
    NS_LDAP_FILE_VERSION= 2.0
    NS_LDAP_BINDDN= cn=proxyagent,ou=profile,dc=west,dc=example,dc=com
    NS_LDAP_BINDPASSWD= {NS1}4a3788e8c053424f
    NS_LDAP_SERVERS= 192.168.0.1
    NS_LDAP_SEARCH_BASEDN= dc=west,dc=example,dc=com
    NS_LDAP_AUTH= simple
    NS_LDAP_CREDENTIAL_LEVEL= proxy