LDAP-UX Client Services B.04.10 Administrator's Guide (edition 7)

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.
Figure 1-4 The Local Start-up File and the Configuration Profile
LDAP Directory
LDAP-UX client
Configuration
profile
Configuration
profile
The shared configuration
profile is stored in the
directory and downloaded
to all LDAP-UX clients.
The start-up file points
to the configuration
profile in the directory.
Start-up
file
The following chapter describes in detail how to install, configure, and verify LDAP-UX Client
Services.
20 Introduction