LDAP functionality on IBM AIX 64-bit

LDAP (OpenLDAP) is now available on IBM AIX 64-bit. You can use the LDAP directory service to create, modify, and retrieve information from network entities.

To enable OpenLDAP, modify the configuration file, libtcl64.cfg, available in the $SYBASE/$SYBASE_OCS/config directory, then add an LDAP server to the configured directory service. This is described as follows:

StepsTo enable the OpenLDAP directory service

  1. Add your platform’s environment variable to the LDAP library. For example:

    setenv LIBPATH | \
    ${LIBPATH} : $SYBASE/$SYBASE_OCS/lib3p64
    
  2. Select an LDAP server in the [DIRECTORY] section of libtcl64.cfg, then add a new keyword value pair:

    NoteThe LDAP URL must be on a single line.

    ldap=libdldap64.so ldap://host.port/ditbase??scope??
    bindname=username.password
    

    For example:

    [DIRECTORY]
    ldap=libdldap64.so ldap://huey:11389/dc=sybase,
    dc=com??one??bindname=cn=Manager, dc=sybase, dc=com?secret
    

StepsTo add an LDAP server to the configured OpenLDAP directory service

  1. Launch the dsedit or the dscp utility in the $SYBASE/$SYBASE_OCS/bin directory.

  2. Provide server details such as server name, and network transport details such as transport type, host name, and port number.