[wplug] LDAP for Linux Authentication

Thu Feb 16 08:52:48 EST 2006

On Wed, 2006-02-15 at 16:37, Benjamin Slavin wrote:
> Howdy all, 
>  
>  I'm currently looking to migrate some Linux systems to LDAP-based authentication but can't find a decent guide as

Google "linux ldap pam".

LDAP directory services map GID, UID, and passwd(5) style information
via the PAM system, the same way that NIS does.

Google nsswitch.conf as well.

It works well in large installations.