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Existing name service Is LDAP
running?
Script to Use
/etc flat files yes migrate_all_online.sh
/etc flat files no migrate_all_offline.sh
NetInfo yes migrate_all_netinfo_online.sh
NetInfo no migrate_all_netinfo_offline.sh
NIS (YP) yes migrate_all_nis_online.sh
NIS (YP) no migrate_all_nis_offline.sh
Table 18-1. LDAP Migration Scripts
Run the appropriate script based on your existing name service.
The README and the migration-tools.txt files in the /usr/share/openldap/migration di-
rectory provide more details on how to migrate the information.
18.8. Additional Resources
More information concerning LDAP is available. Please review these sources, especially the OpenL-
DAP website and the LDAP HOWTO, before configuring LDAP on your system.
18.8.1. Installed Documentation
• LDAP man pages — The ldap man page is a good place to get started for an introduction to LDAP.
Man pages also exist for the various LDAP daemons and utilities.
• /usr/share/docs/openldap-
versionnumber — Contains a general README document
and miscellaneous information.
18.8.2. Useful Websites
• http://www.openldap.org — Home of the OpenLDAP Project. This website contains a wealth of
information about configuring OpenLDAP.
• http://www.redhat.com/mirrors/LDP/HOWTO/LDAP-HOWTO.html — An older, but still relevant
LDAP HOWTO.
• http://www.padl.com — Developers of nss_ldap and pam_ldap, among other useful LDAP tools.
• http://www.kingsmountain.com/ldapRoadmap.shtml — Jeff Hodges’ LDAP Road Map contains
links to several useful FAQs and emerging news concerning the LDAP protocol.
• http://www.webtechniques.com/archives/2000/05/wilcox — A useful look at managing groups in
LDAP.
• http://www.ldapman.org/articles — Articles that offer a good introduction to LDAP, including
methods to design an directory tree and customizing directory structures.