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authorArthur de Jong <arthur@arthurdejong.org>2011-08-08 10:09:10 +0200
committerArthur de Jong <arthur@arthurdejong.org>2011-08-08 10:09:10 +0200
commit727133912fbc4ec592c00df888e646555e5cf8c5 (patch)
tree40ed0949b7add44c5b8b943ecda662baf80212ab
parent938d9decdb5c1e1543454b557f1269b310d897c8 (diff)
incorporate feedback on debconf templates by debian-l10n-english@lists.debian.org (thanks Justin B Rye and Christian PERRIER)
git-svn-id: http://arthurdejong.org/svn/nss-pam-ldapd/nss-pam-ldapd@1492 ef36b2f9-881f-0410-afb5-c4e39611909c
-rw-r--r--debian/nslcd.templates41
1 files changed, 21 insertions, 20 deletions
diff --git a/debian/nslcd.templates b/debian/nslcd.templates
index 874a348..51b23f8 100644
--- a/debian/nslcd.templates
+++ b/debian/nslcd.templates
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ Template: nslcd/ldap-uris
Type: string
_Description: LDAP server URI:
Please enter the Uniform Resource Identifier of the LDAP server. The format
- is 'ldap://<hostname_or_IP_address>:<port>/'. Alternatively, 'ldaps://' or
- 'ldapi://' can be used. The port number is optional.
+ is "ldap://<hostname_or_IP_address>:<port>/". Alternatively, "ldaps://" or
+ "ldapi://" can be used. The port number is optional.
.
When using an ldap or ldaps scheme it is recommended to use an IP address to
avoid failures when domain name services are unavailable.
@@ -23,13 +23,12 @@ Type: select
__Choices: none, simple, SASL
Default: none
_Description: LDAP authentication to use:
- If your LDAP database requires authentication you can choose which mechanism
- should be used. Please choose the mechanism by which authentication should
- be done:
+ Please choose what type of authentication the LDAP database should
+ require (if any):
+ .
* none: no authentication;
* simple: simple clear text binddn/password;
- * SASL: one of the Simple Authentication and Security Layer
- mechanisms.
+ * SASL: any Simple Authentication and Security Layer mechanism.
Template: nslcd/ldap-binddn
Type: string
@@ -44,13 +43,14 @@ _Description: LDAP user password:
Template: nslcd/ldap-sasl-mech
Type: select
-__Choices: auto, LOGIN, PLAIN, NTLM, CRAM-MD5, DIGEST-MD5, GSSAPI, OTP
+Choices: auto, LOGIN, PLAIN, NTLM, CRAM-MD5, DIGEST-MD5, GSSAPI, OTP
_Description: SASL mechanism to use:
Choose the SASL mechanism that will be used to authenticate to the LDAP
database:
- * auto: autonegociation;
- * LOGIN: deprecated in flavor of PLAIN;
- * PLAIN: simple cleartext password mechanism;
+ .
+ * auto: auto-negotiation;
+ * LOGIN: deprecated in favor of PLAIN;
+ * PLAIN: clear-text user/password mechanism;
* NTLM: NT LAN Manager authentication mechanism;
* CRAM-MD5: challenge-response scheme based on HMAC-MD5;
* DIGEST-MD5: HTTP Digest compatible challenge-response scheme;
@@ -63,11 +63,10 @@ _Description: SASL realm:
Enter the SASL realm that will be used to authenticate to the LDAP
database.
.
- If empty, the GSSAPI mechanism will use information from the Kerberos
- credential cache. Others mechanisms may need @<REALM> suffixing sasl_authcid
- and sasl_authzid.
+ The realm is appended to authentication and authorization identities.
.
- The realm is appended to authentication and authorisation identities.
+ For GSSAPI this can be left blank to use information from the Kerberos
+ credential cache.
Template: nslcd/ldap-sasl-authcid
Type: string
@@ -75,21 +74,21 @@ _Description: SASL authentication identity:
Enter the SASL authentication identity that will be used to authenticate to
the LDAP database.
.
- This is the login used in LOGIN, PLAIN, CRAM-MD5 and DIGEST-MD5 mechanisms.
+ This is the login used in LOGIN, PLAIN, CRAM-MD5, and DIGEST-MD5 mechanisms.
Template: nslcd/ldap-sasl-authzid
Type: string
-_Description: SASL proxy authorisation identity:
- Enter the proxy authorisation identity that will be used to authenticate to
+_Description: SASL proxy authorization identity:
+ Enter the proxy authorization identity that will be used to authenticate to
the LDAP database.
.
- This is the object in the name of witch the LDAP request are done.
+ This is the object in the name of which the LDAP request is done.
This value should be specified as a DN (distinguished name).
Template: nslcd/ldap-sasl-secprops
Type: string
_Description: Cyrus SASL security properties:
- Enter the Cyrus SASL security properties.
+ Enter the Cyrus SASL security properties.
Allowed values are described in the ldap.conf(5) manual page
in the SASL OPTIONS section.
@@ -112,11 +111,13 @@ _Description: Check server's SSL certificate:
When an encrypted connection is used, a server certificate can be requested
and checked. Please choose whether lookups should be configured to require
a certificate, and whether certificates should be checked for validity:
+ .
* never: no certificate will be requested or checked;
* allow: a certificate will be requested, but it is not
required or checked;
* try: a certificate will be requested and checked, but if no
certificate is provided it is ignored;
* demand: a certificate will be requested, required, and checked.
+ .
If certificate checking is enabled, at least one of the tls_cacertdir or
tls_cacertfile options must be put in /etc/nslcd.conf.