Hello,

How can i configure my aix 5.2 box as a ldap client to authentificate
against a ldap server ?

i know the PADL modules , but configuration seems harder to make on my box.

i want for example to login into the aix box with a ldap account registered
in the ldap database?

thank you for your help !

News <chrisD2@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> How can i configure my aix 5.2 box as a ldap client to authentificate
> against a ldap server ?
>
> i know the PADL modules , but configuration seems harder to make on my box.
>
> i want for example to login into the aix box with a ldap account registered
> in the ldap database?
>
> thank you for your help !

Check out the native "secldapclntd" command. Use
this command to make your
AIX 5.2 system an LDAP client. You can chose between
3 schema-types:
1) Plain rfc2307bis
# As implemented by PADL modules
2) rfc2307bis + aixAuxAccount/aixAuxGroup
# Standard plus helpfull AIX additions.
3) aix-schema from aix4.3.3
# Strange schema, IBM-invented.

We use 2) on our AIX 5.2 systems. This LDAP server's
containers etc. are also used for Solaris 8 and up without
big modifications (apart from the schema-additions of the
aixAuxAccount and the aixAuxGroup objectclass's and their
attributes.
( We also use 3) on our 4.3.3 boxes, but this is quite
hard to get working).

Please mail for details.

HTH, Erik.

news@elaan.dds.nl wrote:
> News <chrisD2@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>Hello,
>>
>>How can i configure my aix 5.2 box as a ldap client to authentificate
>>against a ldap server ?
>>
>>i know the PADL modules , but configuration seems harder to make on my box.
>>
>>i want for example to login into the aix box with a ldap account registered
>>in the ldap database?
>>
>>thank you for your help !
>
>
> Check out the native "secldapclntd" command. Use
> this command to make your
> AIX 5.2 system an LDAP client. You can chose between
> 3 schema-types:
> 1) Plain rfc2307bis
> # As implemented by PADL modules
> 2) rfc2307bis + aixAuxAccount/aixAuxGroup
> # Standard plus helpfull AIX additions.
> 3) aix-schema from aix4.3.3
> # Strange schema, IBM-invented.
>
> We use 2) on our AIX 5.2 systems. This LDAP server's
> containers etc. are also used for Solaris 8 and up without
> big modifications (apart from the schema-additions of the
> aixAuxAccount and the aixAuxGroup objectclass's and their
> attributes.
> ( We also use 3) on our 4.3.3 boxes, but this is quite
> hard to get working).
>
> Please mail for details.
>
> HTH, Erik.
>
>

There are very good IBM RedBooks on AIX native LDAP and OpenLDAP client
and server configuration:

1) AIX and Linux Interoperabilty
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/pdfs/sg246622.pdf

See also:

2) Linux Applications on pSeries
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/pdfs/sg246033.pdf

If you do not mind setting them up using Solaris or RedHat, my HOWTOs
will be useful.

Gary Tay's Home Page
3) http://web.singnet.com.sg/~garyttt/

Gary