Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER 10 - INSTALLATION AND ADMINISTRATION 08-05-2008 Installation Manual page 60

Find details about LDAP and its configuration with YaST in
Directory Service
TIP: Resetting the Service Configuration to Defaults
Restore the defaults by clicking Change > Reset to Defaults. This discards any
changes made.
3.14.7 Users
If network access was configured successfully during the previous steps of the installa-
tion, you can now choose from several user management options. If a network connection
has not been configured, create local user accounts. For detailed information about user
management, see
prise Server documentation.
Local (/etc/passwd)
Users are administered locally on the installed host. This is a suitable option for
stand-alone workstations. User data is managed by the local file /etc/passwd.
All users who are entered in this file can log in to the system even if no network
is available.
If YaST found a former version of SUSE Linux Enterprise or another system using
/etc/passwd, it offers to import local users. To do so, check Read User Data
from a Previous Installation and click Choose. In the next dialog, select the users
to import and click OK.
LDAP
Users are administered centrally on an LDAP server for all systems in the network.
More information is available in
YaST"
NIS
Users are administered centrally on a NIS server for all systems in the network.
See
42 Installation and Administration
(page 663).
Section 8.9.1, "User Management"
(page 684).
Section 35.2, "Configuring NIS Clients"
(page 172)the SUSE Linux Enter-
Section 36.6, "Configuring an LDAP Client with
(page 661) for more information.
Chapter 36, LDAP—A