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!!Project Objective
The Objective of the NIS-LDAP Integration project will centralize and standardize how Unix/Linux User Authentication and Authorization is implemented across the Unix/Linux platforms within the Petrotechnical Computing Environment.
!!Project Solution
The solution as implemented was:
* Creating a new connected Unix/Linux Edirectory Tree to be utilized for Unix/Linux
* using the [PAM LDAP and PAM NSS|MigratingFromNISToLDAP] modules as provided by the various OS vendors for Authentication and Authorization
* Using Novell Identity Manager for connections to a new Identity Vault
* Auto creation of uidNumbers and gidNumbers using the [Novell Identity Manager Drivers|DirXML Code Snippets#GetAndIncrementCounter]
* Portal for managing the Posix Accounts and NSS Entries.