ldap_defaults(4ldap)
ldap_defaults --
LDAP command line utility defaults
Synopsis
/etc/ldap/ldap_defaults
Description
The ldap_defaults file contains zero or more default
system-wide settings that are used by the following LDAP
client tools:
The following environment variables may be defined:
- LDAP_HOST
-
The LDAP server to contact.
- LDAP_BASE_DN
-
The search base from which to start searching on an LDAP server.
- LDAP_BINDDN_SEARCH
-
The Distinguished Name (DN) used to search the directory
tree on an LDAP server.
- LDAP_BINDDN_CHANGE
-
The DN used to make any modifications to the directory
tree of an LDAP server.
An example ldap_defaults file is show below:
LDAP_HOST=aserver.sco.com
LDAP_BASE_DN="o=SCO,c=US"
LDAP_BINDDN_SEARCH="cn=auser,o=SCO,c=US"
LDAP_BINDDN_CHANGE="cn=root,o=SCO,c=US"
Note that environment variables with the same names as those found
in the ldap_defaults file can be set. These will override
the values specified in ldap_defaults.
Note also that command line parameters to the LDAP commands
have the highest precedence. For example:
# export LDAP_HOST=server1
#
# ldapsearch 'cn=*'
# ldapsearch -h server2 'cn=*'
The first ldapsearch searches the host ``server1''.
The second ldapsearch searches the host ``server2''.
Files
/etc/ldap/ldap_defaults
References
ldapadd(1ldap),
ldapdelete(1ldap),
ldapmodify(1ldap),
ldapmodrdn(1ldap),
ldapsearch(1ldap)
30 January 1998
© 1998 The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc. All rights reserved.