Nss_ldap

Jul 20, 2023

RFC 2307 NSS module

nss_ldap is a NSS module which provides an LDAP backend for C library functions such as getpwnam3, getgrnam3, and gethostbyname3. It is compliant with RFC 2307, ``An Approach for Using LDAP as a Network Information Service’’.

Currently this is an experimental port, with support only for the passwd' and group’ databases.



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