Ian Kent wrote: > On Wed, 2007-09-05 at 10:15 +0800, wengang wang wrote: > >> Hi, >> A custom complained that: >> //<== >> In RHEL4 it was possible to set a "basedn" variable in the >> /etc/sysconfig/autofs file which served as a basedn for LDAP lookups >> performed by the automounter. >> >> However, this has been removed in RHEL5. >> //<== >> It is true that setting it in /etc/openldap/ldap.conf is an alternative, >> > > No. > > >> the custom doesn't want do as that because /etc/openldap/ldap.conf is >> automatically edited by the redhat config tools authconfig and >> system-config-authentication. >> So I want to know for what the basedn is removed from >> /etc/sysconfig/autofs. I checked all the change logs and readmes in >> autofs-5.0.1, but didn't find basedn metioned. >> > > In version 5 the base dn is calculated, depending on how you specify the > map. > > Describe the problem and I'll try and give a sensible answer. > > Ian > I also have a related question about basedn in /etc/sysconfig/autofs.
You can put in root level basedn like "dc=example,dc=com", or more lower level like "ou=autofs,ou=services,dc=example,dc=com". Would later case help the search by being more specific and therefore getting autofs map lot quicker? Or it makes not significant difference? Simon _______________________________________________ autofs mailing list [email protected] http://linux.kernel.org/mailman/listinfo/autofs
