Overview - Novell OPEN ENTERPRISE SERVER - PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE 12-2010 Implementation Manual

15.2.1 Overview

The topics in this section are designed to help you understand when LUM-enabled access is required
so that your network services are accessible and work as expected. For more information about
Linux User Management, see "Overview" in the
Administration

"A Graphical Preview of Linux User Management" on page 148

"Linux Requires POSIX Users" on page 149

"Linux Users Can Be Local or Remote" on page 149

"The root User Is Never LUM-Enabled" on page 149

"About Service Access on OES 2" on page 150

"Services in OES 2 That Require LUM-Enabled Access" on page 150

"Services That Do Not Require LUM-Enabled Access But Have Some LUM Requirements" on
page 151
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"Services That Do Not Require LUM-enabled Access" on page 152
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"LUM-Enabling Does Not Provide Global Access to ALL OES 2 Servers" on page 152
A Graphical Preview of Linux User Management
Figure 15-1
Figure 15-1
Valid POSIX Users
Locally defined users
(such as root)
eDirectory users
that are
enabled for Linux
(LUM)
The following table explains the information presented in
148 OES 2 SP3: Planning and Implementation Guide
Guide.
illustrates how Linux User Management controls access to the OES 2 server.
LUM Provides POSIX Access for eDirectory Users
Authentication
Local
POSIX-based
authentication
eDirectory
LDAP server
OES 2 SP3: Novell Linux User Management
Services
PAM-Enabled
Services
login, ftp, sshd,
su, openwbem,
gdm, gnomesu-pam
Novell Remote
Manager
Figure 15-1.
OES Linux
server