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17.Dd $Mdocdate: March 22 2020 $
18.Dt YPLDAP.CONF 5
19.Os
20.Sh NAME
21.Nm ypldap.conf
22.Nd LDAP YP map daemon configuration file
23.Sh DESCRIPTION
24The
25.Xr ypldap 8
26daemon provides YP maps using LDAP as a backend.
27.Sh SECTIONS
28The
29.Nm
30config file is divided into three main sections.
31.Bl -tag -width xxxx
32.It Sy Macros
33User-defined variables may be defined and used later, simplifying the
34configuration file.
35.It Sy Global Configuration
36Global settings for
37.Xr ypldap 8 .
38.It Sy Directories
39LDAP Directory specific parameters.
40.El
41.Sh MACROS
42Much like
43.Xr cpp 1
44or
45.Xr m4 1 ,
46macros can be defined that will later be expanded in context.
47Macro names must start with a letter, digit, or underscore,
48and may contain any of those characters.
49Macro names may not be reserved words (for example,
50.Ic domain ) .
51Macros are not expanded inside quotes.
52.Pp
53For example:
54.Bd -literal -offset indent
55
56fixed_gecos="Pulled from LDAP"
57
58fixed attribute gecos $fixed_gecos
59.Ed
60.Sh GLOBAL CONFIGURATION
61Global settings concern the main behaviour of the daemon.
62.Pp
63.Bl -tag -width Ds -compact
64.It domain Ar string
65Specify the name of the NIS domain
66.Nm
67will provide.
68.It interval Ar seconds
69Specify the interval in seconds at which the whole directory will be pulled
70from LDAP.
71.It provide map Ar string
72Specify a map that should be provided by
73.Nm
74The currently implemented maps are: passwd.byname, passwd.byuid,
75group.byname, group.bygid.
76.El
77.Sh DIRECTORIES
78Directories are used to describe the LDAP schema and help
79.Nm
80convert LDAP entries to
81.Xr passwd 5 ,
82.Xr master.passwd 5 ,
83and
84.Xr group 5
85lines.
86A directory declaration is of the following form:
87.Bd -literal -offset indent
88directory "some.host" {
89	# directives
90}
91.Ed
92.Pp
93Valid directives for directories are:
94.Bl -tag -width Ds
95.It Xo
96.Ic attribute Ar name Ic maps to Ar string
97.Xc
98Map the
99.Xr passwd 5 ,
100.Xr master.passwd 5 ,
101or
102.Xr group 5
103attribute to the LDAP attribute name supplied.
104.It Ic basedn Ar string
105Use the supplied search base as starting point for the directory search.
106.It Ic groupdn Ar string
107Use the supplied search base as starting point for the directory search for
108groups.
109If not supplied, the basedn value will be used.
110.It Ic bindcred Ar string
111Use the supplied credentials for simple authentication against the directory.
112.It Ic binddn Ar string
113Use the supplied Distinguished Name to bind to the directory.
114.It Ic fixed attribute Ar attribute string
115Do not retrieve the specified attribute from LDAP but
116instead set it unconditionally to the supplied value for
117every entry.
118.It Ic group filter Ar string
119Use the supplied LDAP filter to retrieve group entries.
120.It Xo
121.Ic list Ar name Ic maps to Ar string
122.Xc
123Map the
124.Xr passwd 5 ,
125.Xr master.passwd 5 ,
126or
127.Xr group 5
128attribute to the LDAP attribute name supplied.
129A list creates a comma separated list of all the LDAP attributes found.
130.Pp
131Valid attributes are:
132.Pp
133.Bl -tag -width groupmembers -offset indent -compact
134.It Ic name
135.It Ic passwd
136.It Ic uid
137.It Ic gid
138.It Ic gecos
139.It Ic home
140.It Ic shell
141.It Ic change
142.It Ic expire
143.It Ic class
144.It Ic groupname
145.It Ic grouppasswd
146.It Ic groupgid
147.It Ic groupmembers
148.El
149.It Ic passwd filter Ar string
150Use the supplied LDAP filter to retrieve password entries.
151.El
152.Sh FILES
153.Bl -tag -width "/etc/ypldap.conf" -compact
154.It Pa /etc/ypldap.conf
155.Xr ypldap 8
156configuration file.
157.It Pa /usr/share/examples/ypldap/ypldap.conf
158.Xr ypldap 8
159configuration file example.
160.El
161.Sh SEE ALSO
162.Xr ypbind 8 ,
163.Xr ypldap 8 ,
164.Xr ypserv 8
165.Sh HISTORY
166The
167.Nm
168file format first appeared in
169.Ox 4.4 .
170