LDAP-UX Integration B.05.01 Release Notes

1.2 NIS/LDAP Gateway overview
The NIS/LDAP Gateway Server (NisLdapServer subproduct) software helps HP-UX servers and
workstations more closely integrate with an LDAP directory. Specifically this product allows an NIS
client to use an LDAP directory as its repository for NIS maps. This product provides an NIS to
LDAP Gateway which converts NIS rpc requests into LDAP operations.
In this release of NIS/LDAP Gateway, there are no new or changed features. For detailed
information on known problems fixed in this release of NIS/LDAP Gateway, as well as compatibility
and installation requirements and limitations in NIS/LDAP Gateway, see “NIS/LDAP Gateway ”
(page 26).
1.3 LDAP Client Administration Tools overview
The LDAP Client Administration Tools (NisLdapClient subproduct) is a sub-component of the
LdapUxClient. This tool set can help you manage user, group, and other information in an LDAP
directory. This sub-component contains the following files:
• Migration scripts can be used to convert NIS maps or corresponding /etc files into LDIF files
and import them into an LDAP directory server.
• LDAP User and Group management tools: A set of the LDAP command-line tools that allow
you to manage user and group information in an LDAP directory server. These LDAP tools are
ldapuglist, ldapugadd, ldapcfinfo, ldapugmod and ldapugdel.
• Basic LDAP administration tools: ldapmodify, ldapsearch, ldapdelete,ldapentry,
and ldappasswd.
• LDAP host management tools: A set of LDAP command-line tools that allow you to manage
entries that represent hosts such as OS instances, network attached devices, and so forth.
These tools are ldaphostmgr and ldaphostlist.
• A contributed set of entry management tools that allow you to create or modify directory
entries.
Because the NIS/LDAP Gateway software emulates an NIS server, your NIS clients can start using
an LDAP directory server without installing this sub-component. However you may want to install
the LDAP Client Administration Tools on your NIS clients to allow your users to modify their directory
data, such as changing their password.
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