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.
Access the YaST user administration with
.Use
to limit the view of users to the LDAP users and enter the password for Root DN.Click
and enter the configuration of a new user. A dialog with four tabs opens:Specify username, login, and password in the
tab.Check the Section 26.4.2, Configuring the YaST Group and User Administration Modules.
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 inModify or accept the default
.Enter the Figure 26-7).
tab, select the LDAP plug-in, and click to configure additional LDAP attributes assigned to the new user (seeClick
to apply your settings and leave the user configuration.Figure 26-7 YaST: Additional LDAP Settings
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 .