NIS+ to LDAP Migration Guide

Overview of NIS+ to LDAP Migration
LDAP-UX Client Administrator’s Tools And Migration Scripts
Chapter 112
LDAP-UX Client Administrator’s Tools And
Migration Scripts
Table 1-3 shows a list of the LDAP-UX client administrator’s tools. These
tools can be used to manage data in an LDAP directory server.
Table 1-4 shows the migration scripts, these migration scripts can be
found under /opt/ldapux/migrate/nisplusmigration. For a complete
description of the tools and scripts, what they do, and how to use them,
see Chapter 3, “Command and Tool Reference,” on page 39.
Table 1-3 LDAP Administrator ‘s Tools
Tool Description
ldapdelete Allows you to delete entries in the
directory.
ldapmodify Allows you to add, delete, modify, or
rename directory entries. All operations
are specified using LDIF update
statements.
ldappasswd Changes passwords in the LDAP
directory.
ldapsearch Allows you to search the LDAP directory.
Returns results in LDIF format.
Table 1-4 NIS+ to LDAP Migration Tools
Tool Description
migrate_nisp_groups.pl Migrates groups from the NIS+ server
to LDIF.
migrate_nisp_hosts.pl Migrates hosts from the NIS+ server to
LDIF.
migrate_nisp_services.pl Migrates services from the NIS+ server
to LDIF.