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Configuring LDAP or NIS server access

You must configure LDAP or NIS server access to an SVM before LDAP or NIS accounts can access the SVM . The switch feature lets you use LDAP or NIS as alternative name service sources.

  • Configuring LDAP server access
    You must configure LDAP server access to an SVM before LDAP accounts can access the SVM . You can use the vserver services name-service ldap client create command to create an LDAP client configuration on the SVM . You can then use the vserver services name-service ldap create command to associate the LDAP client configuration with the SVM .
  • Configuring NIS server access
    You must configure NIS server access to an SVM before NIS accounts can access the SVM . You can use the vserver services name-service nis-domain create command to create an NIS domain configuration on an SVM .
  • Creating a name service switch
    The name service switch feature lets you use LDAP or NIS as alternative name service sources. You can use the vserver services name-service ns-switch modify command to specify the look-up order for name service sources.
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