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freeIPA 1.2.1

Client Configuration Guide

IPA Solutions from the IPA Experts

Edition 1.0


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Abstract
This guide describes how to configure IPA on each of the supported client platforms.

Preface
1. Audience
2. Document Conventions
2.1. Typographic Conventions
2.2. Pull-quote Conventions
2.3. Notes and Warnings
3. We Need Feedback!
1. Configuring Red Hat Enterprise Linux Clients
1.1. Configuring Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 as an IPA Client
1.1.1. Downloading and Installing the IPA Packages
1.1.2. Configuring Client Authentication
1.1.3. Configuring Kerberos
1.1.4. Configuring Client TLS
1.1.5. Configuring System Login
1.1.6. Configuring NFS v4 with Kerberos
1.1.7. Configuring Client SSH Access
1.1.8. Configuring Host-Based Access Control
1.2. Configuring Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 as an IPA Client
1.2.1. Downloading and Installing the IPA Packages
1.2.2. Configuring Client Authentication
1.2.3. Configuring Kerberos
1.2.4. Configuring Client TLS
1.2.5. Configuring System Login
1.2.6. Configuring NFS v4 with Kerberos
1.2.7. Configuring Client SSH Access
1.2.8. Configuring Host-Based Access Control
1.3. Configuring Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 and 3 as IPA Clients
1.3.1. Configuring Kerberos
1.3.2. Configuring LDAP
2. Configuring Fedora as an IPA Client
2.1. Downloading and Installing the IPA Packages
2.2. Configuring Client Authentication
2.3. Configuring Kerberos
2.4. Configuring Client TLS
2.5. Configuring System Login
2.6. Configuring NFS v4 with Kerberos
2.7. Configuring Client SSH Access
2.8. Configuring Host-Based Access Control
3. Configuring Solaris as an IPA Client
3.1. Configuring Solaris 10 as an IPA Client
3.1.1. Prerequisite Configuration
3.1.2. Configuring PAM
3.1.3. Configuring LDAP
3.1.4. Configuring Kerberos
3.1.5. Configuring Client SSH Access
3.1.6. Configuring NFS v4
3.2. Configuring Solaris 9 as an IPA Client
3.3. Configuring Solaris 8 as an IPA Client
3.4. Testing the Configuration
3.4.1. Troubleshooting
4. Configuring AIX as an IPA Client
4.1. Prerequisites
4.2. Configuring Client Authentication
4.3. Configuring Client SSH Access
4.4. Testing System Login
5. Configuring HP-UX as an IPA Client
5.1. Configuring LDAP Authentication
5.2. Configuring Kerberos and PAM
5.2.1. Configuring Kerberos
5.2.2. Configuring PAM
5.2.3. Configuring Access Control
5.3. Configuring SSH
5.4. Configuring Access Control
5.5. Testing the Configuration
6. Configuring Macintosh OS X as an IPA Client
6.1. Configuring Kerberos Authentication
6.1.1. Configuring Kerberos
6.1.2. Enabling Kerberos Authentication
6.2. Configuring LDAP Authorization
6.2.1. Creating the LDAP Configuration
6.2.2. Setting up the LDAP Service Configuration Options
6.3. Configuring the LDAP Authorization Options
6.4. Configuring NTP
6.5. Accessing the IPA Server Using SSH
6.6. Configuring System Login
7. Using Microsoft Windows to Manage IPA
7.1. Configuring Windows XP Pro and Windows 2000 Pro
8. Configuring Your Browser
A. Revision History