Normally, we log in a linux OS, the OS will authenticate the username/password through local account.
Vim /etc/password, all local accounts can be listed.
In some situation, we can use LDAP server as authenticate of outside accounts.
How to configue LDAP server in Suse Linux?
1) Log in Suse Linux as super account who has sudo privilege
2)run linux command
myaccount:~ # yast ldap
YaST(Yet another Setup Tool), is an RPM-based operating system setup and configuration tool that is featured in the openSUSE Linux distribution, as well as Novell’s derived commercial distributions. It features tools that can configure many aspects of the system. It is also part of the defunct United Linux. The first SuSE distribution that included YaST was released in May, 1996.
3) configue
a) the address of LDAP server b)LDAP Base DN c)choice version
After finishing, it will be successful for LDAP authication in Suse Linux.
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