26.5 Configuring LDAP Users and Groups in YaST
The actual registration of user and group data differs only slightly from
the procedure when not using LDAP. The following brief instructions
relate to the administration of users. The procedure for administering
groups is analogous.
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Access the YaST user administration with .
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Use to limit the view of users to the
LDAP users and enter the password for Root DN.
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Click and enter the configuration of a new user.
A dialog with four tabs opens:
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Specify username, login, and password in the tab.
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Check the tab for the group membership,
login shell, and home directory of the new user. If necessary, change
the default to values that better suit your needs. The default values
as well as those of the password settings can be defined with the
procedure described in
Section 26.4.2, Configuring the YaST Group and User Administration Modules.
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Modify or accept the default .
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Enter the tab, select the LDAP plug-in,
and click to configure additional LDAP
attributes assigned to the new user (see
Figure 26-10).
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Click to apply your settings and leave the user
configuration.
The initial input form of user administration offers . This gives the possibility to apply LDAP search
filters to the set of available users or go to the module for the
configuration of LDAP users and groups by selecting .
