LDAP-UX Client Services B.04.00 Administrator's Guide

Introduction
Overview of LDAP-UX Client Services
Chapter 16
After you install and configure an LDAP directory and migrate your
name service data into it, HP-UX client systems locate the directory from
a “start-up file.” The start-up file tells the client system how to download
a “configuration profile” from the LDAP directory. The configuration
profile is a directory entry containing configuration information common
to many clients. Storing it in the directory lets you maintain it in one
place and share it among many clients rather than storing it
redundantly across the clients. Because the configuration information is
stored in the directory, all each client needs to know is where its profile
is, hence the start-up file. Each client downloads the configuration profile
from the directory.
The profile is an entry in the directory containing details on how clients
are to access the directory, such as:
• where and how clients should search the directory for user, group
and other name service information.
• how clients should bind to the directory: anonymously or as a proxy
user. Anonymous access is simplest. Configuring a proxy user adds
some security, but at the same time it adds the overhead of managing
the proxy user.
• other configuration parameters such as search time limits.