A.0 Linux, Solaris, and AIX Packages for Novell eDirectory

Novell® eDirectory™ includes a Linux, Solaris, and AIX package system, which is a collection of tools that simplify the installation and uninstallation of various eDirectory components. Packages contain makefiles that describe the requirements to build a certain component of eDirectory. Packages also include configuration files, utilities, libraries, daemons, and man pages that use the standard Linux, Solaris, or AIX tools installed with the OS.

The following table provides information about the Linux, Solaris, and AIX packages that are included with Novell eDirectory.

NOTE:On Linux, all the packages are prefixed with novell-. For example, NDSserv is novell-NDSserv.

Package

Description

NOVLice

Contains the Novell Import Convert Export utility and is dependent on the NOVLlmgnt, NOVLxis, and NLDAPbase packages.

NDSbase

Represents the Directory User Agent. This package is dependent on the NICI package.

The NDSbase package contains the following:

  • Authentication toolbox containing the RSA authentication needed for eDirectory

  • Platform-independent system abstraction library, a library containing all the defined Directory User Agent functions, and the schema extension library

  • Combined configuration utility and the Directory User Agent test utility

  • eDirectory configuration file and manual pages

NDScommon

Contains the man pages for the eDirectory configuration file, install, and uninstall utilities. This package is dependent on the NDSbase package.

NDSmasv

Contains the libraries required for mandatory access control (MASV).

NDSserv

Contains all the binaries and libraries needed by the eDirectory Server. It also contains the utilities to manage the eDirectory Server on the system. This package is dependent on the NDSbase, NDScommon, NDSmasv, NLDAPsdk, NOVLpkia and NOVLpkit packages.

The NDSserv package contains the following:

  • NDS install library, FLAIM library, trace library, NDS library, LDAP server library, LDAP install library, index editor library, DNS library, merge library, and LDAP extension library for LDAP SDK

  • eDirectory Server daemon

  • Binary for DNS and a binary to load or unload LDAP

  • The utility needed to create the MAC address, the utility to trace the server and change some of the global variables of the server, the utility to back up and restore eDirectory, and the utility to merge eDirectory trees

  • Startup scripts for DNS, NDSD, and NLDAP

  • Man pages

NDSimon

Contains the runtime libraries and utilities used to search and retrieve data from eDirectory services. This package is dependent on the NDSbase package.

NDSrepair

Contains the runtime libraries and the utility that corrects problems in the eDirectory database. This package is dependent on the NDSbase package.

NLDAPbase

Contains LDAP libraries, extensions to LDAP libraries, and the following LDAP tools:

  • ldapdelete

  • ldapmodify

  • ldapmodrdn

  • ldapsearch

This package is dependent on the NLDAPsdk package.

NOVLnmas

Contains all the NMAS libraries and the nmasinst binaries needed for NMAS server. This package is dependent on the NICI and NDSmasv packages.

NLDAPsdk

Contains Novell extensions to LDAP runtime and Security libraries (Client NICI).

NOVLsubag

Contains the runtime libraries and utilities for the eDirectory SNMP subagent. This package is dependent on the NICI, NDSbase, and NLDAPbase packages.

NOVLpkit

Provides PKI Services which do not require eDirectory. This package is dependent on the NICI and NLDAPsdk packages.

NOVLpkis

Provides PKI Server Service. This package is dependent on the NICI, NDSbase, and NLDAPsdk packages.

NOVLsnmp

The runtime libraries and utilities for SNMP. This package is dependent on the NICI package.

NDSdexvnt

Contains the library that manages events generated in Novell eDirectory to other databases.

NOVLpkia

Provides PKI services. This package is dependent on the NICI, NDSbase, and NLDAPsdk packages.

NOVLembox

Provides the eMBox infrastructure and eMTools.

NOVLlmgnt

Contains runtime libraries for Novell Language Management.

NOVLxis

Contains the runtime libraries for Novell XIS.

NOVLsas

Contains the Novell SAS libraries.

NOVLntls

Contains Novell TLS library.

This package is identified as:

  • NOVLntls on Solaris, and AIX

  • ntls on Linux

NOVLldif2dib

Contains the Novell Offline Bulkload utility and is dependent on the NDSbase, NDSserv, NOVLntls, NOVLlmgnt and NICI packages.

NOVLncp

Contains the Novell Encrypted NCP Services for Unix. This package is dependent on the NDScommon package.