SUSE LINUX Documentation - Index of
SUSE LINUX Documentation - Index of
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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).