Figure 20 LDAP Caching Daemon
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libc.so
getpwent
SIA library
SIA/LDAP
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caching daemon (ldapcd)
network connection | controlled by: | |
active connections | ||
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cache
controlled by: | LDAP directory server |
expire entries |
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expire cache |
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Configuration information, used by the LDAP caching daemon and the provided tools, use a the configuration file, /etc/ldapcd.conf. This file provides information on how to connect to the LDAP directory server, the attribute mappings for the password and group entries, and caching parameters. This file must contain a clear text password that allows the utilities to connect to the directory server, and should always be