Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) helps to keep authentication information in a centralized location. In this topic, we shall discuss the configuration of any client machine for remote authentication with the LDAP server.
To proceed with the configuration of the client machine, we need a Linux machine configured as a LDAP server. This has already been covered in Chapter 3, Local Filesystem Security.
After configuring the LDAP server, we have to add organizational units, groups and users. Once we log in to the LDAP server, we can use the left menu to create groups and users.
After completing the process, we should have an LDAP server set with a few users and groups.