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64 Start-Up<br />

LDAP Client<br />

If using LDAP for user authentication in the network, configure the client in LDAP<br />

Client. Information about LDAP and a detailed description <strong>of</strong> the client configuration<br />

with YaST are available in Section “The YaST LDAP Client” (Chapter 25,<br />

LDAP—A Directory Service, ↑Reference).<br />

NFS Client<br />

With NFS client, mount directories provided by NFS server in your own file trees.<br />

Use NFS Client to configure your system to access an NFS server in the network.<br />

A description <strong>of</strong> the YaST module and background information about NFS are<br />

provided in Chapter Sharing File Systems with NFS (↑Reference).<br />

NFS Server<br />

With NFS, run a file server that all members <strong>of</strong> your network can access. This file<br />

server can be used to make certain applications, files, and storage space available<br />

to users. In NFS Server, you can configure your host as an NFS server and determine<br />

the directories to export for general use by the network users. All users with the<br />

appropriate permissions can mount these directories in their own file trees. A description<br />

<strong>of</strong> the YaST module and background information about NFS are provided<br />

in Chapter Sharing File Systems with NFS (↑Reference).<br />

NIS Client<br />

If you run NIS server to administer user data on a central place and distribute it to<br />

the clients, configure the client here. Detailed information about NIS client and<br />

configuration with YaST is available in Section “Configuring NIS Clients”<br />

(Chapter 21, Using NIS, ↑Reference).<br />

NIS Server<br />

If you run more than one system, local user administration (using the files /etc/<br />

passwd and /etc/shadow) is impractical and requires a lot <strong>of</strong> maintenance.<br />

In this case, administer user data on a central server and distribute it to the clients<br />

from there. NIS is one option for this. Detailed information about NIS and its<br />

configuration with YaST is available in Section “Configuring a NIS Master Server”<br />

(Chapter 21, Using NIS, ↑Reference).<br />

NTP Client<br />

NTP (network time protocol) is a protocol for synchronizing hardware clocks over<br />

a network. Information about NTP and instructions for configuring it with YaST<br />

are available in Chapter Time Synchronization with NTP (↑Reference).

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