2007-12-02 16:36:37 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
NIS is Sun's earlier directory service, it allows machines to share groups, usernames, passwords, etc. It sets up centralized user administration. LDAP is a newer thing called "Lightweight Directory Access Protocol" which kind of does the same thing. This is what Microsoft took and called "Active Directory".
If you're installing Linux and it asks about either, and you're on someone else's network, ask them what, if anything, you should do. For just Linux on your own machine at home, don't worry about it.
2007-12-02 16:41:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. LDAP is (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) A protocol used to access a directory listing. LDAP support is implemented in Web browsers and e-mail programs, which can query an LDAP-compliant directory. LDAP is a sibling protocol to HTTP and FTP and uses the ldap:// prefix in its URL.
NIS is (Network Information Services) A naming service from Sun that allows resources to be easily added, deleted or relocated. Formerly known as Yellow Pages, NIS is a de facto Unix standard. NIS+ is a redesigned NIS for Solaris 2.0 products. The combination of TCP/IP, NFS and NIS comprises the primary networking components of Unix.
Both of these definitions are from the web.
2007-12-02 16:42:40 · answer #2 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nis Vs Ldap
2016-10-21 03:35:48 · answer #3 · answered by kennerly 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋