Figure 20 LDAP Caching Daemon

program

libc.so

getpwent

SIA library

SIA/LDAP plug-in library

socket

controlled by:

maximum threads

 

caching daemon (ldapcd)

network connection

controlled by:

active connections

 

cache

controlled by:

LDAP directory server

expire entries

 

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 read-only by root. The configuration file is shown in Example 2. HP recommends that you use the Administration utility to modify the /etc/ ldapcd.conf file. To validate the configuration file, use the /usr/internet/ldap_tools/ ldap_check utility.

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