NIS/LDAP Gateway Administrator's Guide

Valid Range
on | off
Syntax
extended Boolean
Example
extended off
Parent NIS Domain
Specifies the NIS domain to fall through to if the needed information is not found in the directory.
Maps not supported by the NIS/LDAP Gateway and maps already fulfilled by the directory will
be supplemented by binding to the specified NIS parentdomain.
Optional.
Syntax
parentdomain domainname
Example
parentdomain nisusers
Fall Through to DNS
Specifies whether the NIS/LDAP Gateway should search a DNS server if the requested host
information is not found in the LDAP directory.
Optional.
Default
dns_lookups on
Valid Range
on | off
Syntax
dns_lookups Boolean
Example
dns_lookups off
Search Time Limit
Specifies how long, in seconds, the NIS/LDAP Gateway should search the directory before
aborting the search operation.
Optional.
Default
The default is no timeout.
Valid Range
0 to 2
32
(0 means no time limit on searches.)
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