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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN"
                   "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd">

<!--
   nslcd.8.xml - docbook manual page for nslcd

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   Copyright (C) 2006, 2007, 2008 Arthur de Jong

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<refentry id="nslcd8">

 <refentryinfo>
  <author>
   <firstname>Arthur</firstname>
   <surname>de Jong</surname>
  </author>
 </refentryinfo>

 <refmeta>
  <refentrytitle>nslcd</refentrytitle>
  <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
  <refmiscinfo class="version">Version 0.6.7</refmiscinfo>
  <refmiscinfo class="manual">System Manager's Manual</refmiscinfo>
  <refmiscinfo class="date">Nov 2008</refmiscinfo>
 </refmeta>

 <refnamediv id="name">
  <refname>nslcd</refname>
  <refpurpose>local LDAP name service daemon.</refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>

 <refsynopsisdiv id="synopsis">
  <cmdsynopsis>
   <command>nslcd</command>
   <arg choice="opt">
    <replaceable>options</replaceable>
   </arg>
  </cmdsynopsis>
 </refsynopsisdiv>

 <refsect1 id="description">
  <title>Description</title>
  <para>
   <command>nslcd</command> is a daemon that will do LDAP queries
   for local processes based on a simple configuration
   file.
  </para>
  <para>
   <command>nslcd</command> is configured through a configuration file
   (see <citerefentry><refentrytitle>nss-ldapd.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>).
  </para>
  <para>
   See the included README for information on configuring the LDAP server.
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 id="options">
  <title>Options</title>
  <para>
  <command>nslcd</command> accepts the following options:</para>
  <variablelist remap="TP">
   <varlistentry>
    <term>
     <option>-d, --debug</option>
    </term>
    <listitem>
     <para>
      Enable debugging mode.
      <command>nslcd</command> will not put itself in the background and sends
      verbose debugging info to stderr.
      <command>nslcd</command> will handle connections as usual.
      This option is for debugging purposes only.
     </para>
    </listitem>
   </varlistentry>
   <varlistentry>
    <term>
     <option>--help</option>
    </term>
    <listitem>
     <para>Display short help and exit.</para>
    </listitem>
   </varlistentry>
   <varlistentry>
    <term>
     <option>-V, --version</option>
    </term>
    <listitem>
     <para>Output version information and exit.</para>
    </listitem>
   </varlistentry>
  </variablelist>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 id="files">
  <title>Files</title>
  <para>
   <filename>/etc/nss-ldapd.conf</filename> - the configuration file
   (see <citerefentry><refentrytitle>nss-ldapd.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>)
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 id="see_also">
  <title>See Also</title>
  <para>
   <citerefentry><refentrytitle>nss-ldapd.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 id="author">
  <title>Author</title>
  <para>This manual was written by Arthur de Jong &lt;arthur@ch.tudelft.nl&gt;.</para>
 </refsect1>

</refentry>