Sybase DC35823-01-1500-04 manual Ldap directory services versus the Sybase interfaces file

LDAP directory services versus the Sybase interfaces file

The LDAP server stores and retrieves information about:

•Adaptive Server, such as IP address, port number, and network protocol

•Security mechanisms and filters

•High availability companion server name

The LDAP server can be configured with these access restrictions:

•Anonymous authentication – all data is visible to any user.

•User name and password authentication – Adaptive Server uses the default user name and password for UNIX platforms:

•$SYBASE/$SYBASE_OCS/config/libtcl.cfg on 32-bit platforms

•$SYBASE/$SYBASE_OCS/config/libtcl64.cfg on 64-bit platforms

User name and password authentication properties establish and end a session connection to an LDAP server.

Note The user name and password that are passed to the LDAP server for user authentication purposes are distinct and different from those used to access Adaptive Server.

Note LDAP user authentication is not supported on IBM AIX.

When an LDAP server is specified in the libtcl.cfg or libtcl64.cfg file (collectively the libtcl*.cfg file) the server information is accessible only from the LDAP server. Adaptive Server ignores the interfaces file.

If multiple directory services are supported in a server, then the order in which they are searched is specified in libtcl*.cfg. You cannot specify the search order with the dataserver command-line option. See “Multiple directory services” on page 77.

LDAP directory services versus the Sybase interfaces file

The LDAP driver implements directory services for use with an LDAP server.

LDAP directories are an infrastructure that provide:

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