NIS+ to LDAP

UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
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After months of threats, we're finally migrating servers from NIS+ to LDAP. :eek: I'm happy using niscat, nisgrep etc and now it seems I have to use ldapsearch which is far from being a simple CLI!
Are there any easy (easier?) ways to interrogate the LDAP directory? :confused:

Jerry

2

Well you could use getent.

getent passwd <username> is like ypmatch <username> passwd
getent hosts <hostname> is like ypmatch <hostname> hosts

3

I already use getent for passwd, group etc. but it doesn't work for other tables (scsu, scsudo etc):frowning:

Since my original post, I've come up with my own quick and dirty solution...

The following has been added to my profile

ldap() {
if [ -z $2 ] ; then
ldapsearch -h <host> -b ou=$1,dc=euruxdev,dc=dyn,dc=nsroot,dc=net objectclass='*'
else
ldapsearch -h <host> -b ou=$1,dc=euruxdev,dc=dyn,dc=nsroot,dc=net $2
fi

So if I type
ldap <table>
I get the whole lot, but I can add a filter with, for example
ldap <table> cn=<entry>

Jerry