How to create home directory on LDAP login

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Environment

Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 Linux Support Pack 3

OES2 SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

SLES 10

SLES 11

Situation

How to create user home directories on ldap login.

How to dynamically create user home directories.

Resolution

In the /etc/pam.d/common-auth add

session required pam_mkhomedir.so skel=/etc/skel/ umask=0022

Modify the umask as desired

example: only the user can read, write and execute

umask=0077

Additional Information

This solution does not apply to DSfW servers. The ldap mapping on a DSfW server is mSDS:HomeDirectory, not unixHomeDirectory. The mapping can not be changed with out breaking DSfW.

Disclaimer

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Document ID:7008559
Creation Date:11-MAY-11
Modified Date:22-MAY-13
- NovellOpen Enterprise Server
  Open Workgroup Suite - Small Business Edition (NOWS SBE)
- SUSESUSE Linux Enterprise Server
- NetIQeDirectory

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