Novell LDAP Proxy 1.0 Administration Guide - NetIQ

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You must configure Novell LDAP Proxy before starting it. The proxy configuration is an XML file
where you can define the configuration parameters. To customize Novell LDAP Proxy according to
your requirements, you can either manually edit this XML file or configure it through the Novell
LDAP Proxy Manager (NLPManager) graphical utility. This section helps you understand how to
manually configure the proxy. For more information on NLPManager, refer to Chapter 4, “Using the
NLPManager to Configure Novell LDAP Proxy,” on page 57.
• Section 3.1, “Understanding the LDAP Proxy Configuration,” on page 23
• Section 3.2, “Sample XML Files and XML Formatting,” on page 24
• Section 3.3, “Basic Configuration,” on page 24
• Section 3.4, “Configuring Additional Listeners,” on page 25
• Section 3.5, “Configuring Additional Back-End Servers,” on page 29
• Section 3.6, “Configuring Additional Server Groups,” on page 33
• Section 3.7, “Configuring Additional Policies,” on page 34
• Section 3.8, “Handling Attribute OIDs in Policies,” on page 51
• Section 3.9, “Configuring Proxy Paths,” on page 51
• Section 3.10, “Configuring Audit Events,” on page 51
• Section 3.11, “Configuring the Stat Log,” on page 54
• Section 3.12, “Exporting Certificate Information,” on page 55
• Section 3.13, “Setting the User DN Password,” on page 55
3.1 Understanding the LDAP Proxy
Configuration
When LDAP Proxy is installed, the nlpconf.xml configuration file is automatically saved in the
/etc/opt/novell/ldapproxy/conf directory.
To start LDAP Proxy, you can use either of the following configurations:
• Define the basic configuration required to start LDAP Proxy. This configuration must have at
least one listener, a back-end server, and a Connection Route policy. For more information on
the basic configuration, refer to Section 3.3, “Basic Configuration,” on page 24.
• Customize the LDAP Proxy by configuring additional listeners, back-end servers, and backend
server groups. You can also define additional policies to customize LDAP Proxy to filter
requests, map schemas, and so on. Optionally, you can also define the proxy paths and
monitoring events.
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