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authconfig:tldr:8ff9c
authconfig: Enable LDAP authentication.
$ authconfig --update --enableldapauth
try on your machine
The command authconfig --update --enableldapauth
is used to configure the system to enable LDAP authentication. Here is the breakdown of the command:
authconfig
: This is the command-line utility that manages the authentication configuration on a Linux system.--update
: This option specifies that the authentication configuration should be updated.--enableldapauth
: This option enables LDAP authentication, indicating that LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) will be used as a source for user authentication.
When this command is executed, it will modify the system's authentication configuration to include LDAP as an authentication method. This allows users on the system to authenticate against an LDAP server, typically used in centralized user authentication systems where user credentials are stored in a directory server such as OpenLDAP or Microsoft Active Directory.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.