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.\" $OpenBSD: ypldap.conf.5,v 1.6 2008/09/19 08:06:16 pyr Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 2008 Pierre-Yves Ritschard <pyr@openbsd.org>
.\"
.\" Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
.\" purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
.\" copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
.\"
.\" THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
.\" WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
.\" MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
.\" ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
.\" WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
.\" ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
.\" OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
.\"
.Dd $Mdocdate: September 19 2008 $
.Dt YPLDAP.CONF 5
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm ypldap.conf
.Nd LDAP YP map daemon configuration file
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Xr ypldap 8
daemon provides YP maps using LDAP as a backend.
.Sh SECTIONS
The
.Nm
config file is divided into three main sections.
.Bl -tag -width xxxx
.It Sy Macros
User-defined variables may be defined and used later, simplifying the
configuration file.
.It Sy Global Configuration
Global settings for
.Xr ypldap 8 .
.It Sy Directories
LDAP Directory specific parameters.
.El
.Sh MACROS
Much like
.Xr cpp 1
or
.Xr m4 1 ,
macros can be defined that will later be expanded in context.
Macro names must start with a letter, and may contain letters, digits,
and underscores.
Macro names may not be reserved words (for example,
.Ic cost ) .
Macros are not expanded inside quotes.
.Pp
For example:
.Bd -literal -offset indent
fixed_gecos="Pulled from LDAP"
fixed attribute gecos $fixed_gecos
.Ed
.Sh GLOBAL CONFIGURATION
Global settings concern the main behaviour of the daemon.
.Pp
.Bl -tag -width Ds -compact
.It domain Ar string
Specify the name of the NIS domain
.Nm
will provide.
.It interval Ar seconds
Specify the interval in seconds at which the whole directory will be pulled
from LDAP.
.It provide map Ar string
Specify a map that should be provided by
.Nm
The currently implemented maps are: passwd.byname, passwd.byuid,
group.byname, group.bygid.
.El
.Sh DIRECTORIES
Directories are used to describe the LDAP schema and help
.Nm
convert LDAP entries to
.Xr passwd 5 ,
.Xr master.passwd 5 ,
and
.Xr group 5
lines.
A directory declaration is of the following form:
.Bd -literal -offset indent
directory "some.host" {
# directives
}
.Ed
.Pp
Valid directives for directories are:
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Xo
.Ic attribute Ar name Ic maps to Ar string
.Xc
Map the
.Xr passwd 5 ,
.Xr master.passwd 5 ,
or
.Xr group 5
attribute to the LDAP attribute name supplied.
Valid attributes are:
.Pp
.Bl -tag -width groupmembers -offset indent -compact
.It Ic name
.It Ic passwd
.It Ic uid
.It Ic gid
.It Ic gecos
.It Ic home
.It Ic shell
.It Ic change
.It Ic expire
.It Ic class
.It Ic groupname
.It Ic grouppasswd
.It Ic groupgid
.It Ic groupmembers
.El
.It Ic binddn Ar string
Use the supplied credentials to bind to the directory.
.It Ic fixed attribute Ar attribute string
Do not retrieve the specified attribute from LDAP but
instead set it unconditionally to the supplied value for
every entry.
.It Ic group filter Ar string
Use the supplied LDAP filter to retrieve group entries.
.It Ic passwd filter Ar string
Use the supplied LDAP filter to retrieve password entries.
.El
.Sh FILES
.Bl -tag -width "/etc/ypldap.conf" -compact
.It Pa /etc/ypldap.conf
.Xr ypldap 8
configuration file.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr ypbind 8 ,
.Xr ypldap 8 ,
.Xr ypserv 8
.Rs
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm
file format first appeared in
.Ox 4.4 .
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