Overview of NIS+ to LDAP Migration

 

Migration Overview

 

 

NOTE

Any user applications that are calling NIS+ APIs directly without using

 

the Name Service Switch (NSS) must be modified to call the

 

corresponding LDAP APIs to do the same task. The LDAP-UX

 

Integration product supports Mozilla LDAP SDK. The Mozilla LDAP

 

SDK is a Software Development Kit that contains a set of LDAP

 

Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) to build LDAP-enabled

 

clients. The functionality implemented in the SDK closely follows the

 

interface outlined in RFC 2251, the Lightweight Directory Access

 

Protocol (v3).

 

For detailed information on how to use the LDAP API functions

 

contained in the Mozilla LDAP SDK, and how to enable your client

 

applications to connect to the LDAP servers, refer to Mozilla LDAP C

 

SDK Programmer’s Guide at

 

http://www.mozilla.org/directory/csdk-docs/.

 

Documentation References

 

 

To successfully migrate from NIS+ environment to LDAP-UX

 

Integration environment, you must understand product features and

 

operation of LDAP-UX Client Services and Netscape Directory Server for

 

HP-UX. For detailed procedures on how to set up, install and configure

 

LDAP-UX Client Services and Netscape Directory Server, please consult

 

one or more of the following references at

 

http://docs.hp.com/hpux/internet:

 

• LDAP-UX Client Services B.04.00 Administrator’s Guide

 

• Preparing Your Directory for HP-UX Integration

 

• Netscape Directory Server Administrator’s Guide

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