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SnapScale/RAINcloudOS 4.1 Administrator’s Guide
4 – Network Settings
LDAP/NIS Domains
LDAP and NIS domains are configured on the
Network > LDAP/NIS
page of the Web
Management Interface. Use the drop-down list to choose either LDAP or NIS as the user
database type to be configured.
LDAP vs. NIS Overview
LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) is an open, industry standard application
protocol for accessing and maintaining distributed directory information services over an
Internet Protocol (IP) network. The SnapScale cluster can be configured to query an LDAP
directory for user/group names and UIDs/GIDs for configuration of quotas, ID mapping, and
home directories. As such, you must use the LDAP directory to make modifications.
NOTE: A SnapScale cluster currently can't be configured to authenticate users against an LDAP
directory.
NIS (Network Information Service) is a client-server directory service protocol for distributing
system configuration data such as user and host names between computers on a computer
network. The SnapScale cluster can join an NIS domain and function as an NIS client. It can
then read the users and groups maintained by the NIS domain to translate user/group names
to UIDs/GIDs for configuration of quotas, ID mapping, and home directories. As such, you
must use the NIS server to make modifications.
NOTE: Changes you make on the NIS server do not immediately appear on the SnapScale cluster. It
may take up to 10 minutes for changes to be replicated.
Configuring LDAP
Use this procedure to configure LDAP on your SnapScale cluster:
1.
Go to
Network > LDAP/NIS
.