2010-05-13 01:00:59 +02:00
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The resolution of the entities defined in RFC 2307 is generally performed
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by a set of UNIX C library calls (such as getpwnam() to return the attributes
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of a user). The nss_ldap module provides the means for Solaris and Linux
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2011-12-15 07:32:16 +01:00
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workstations to get this information (such as users, hosts, and groups) from
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LDAP directories. The module is the reference implementation of RFC 2307,
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and has been studied by vendors such as Sun (who developed the original
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Name Service Switch interface).
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