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Debian Linux working with posixAccount on LDAP

1. Install nss-ldap via apt-get
   Install nscd via apt-get
   

2. Edit /etc/libnss-ldap.conf so it looks like
   
   host ldap.stanford.edu
   ldap_version 3
   nss_base_passwd cn=accounts,dc=stanford,dc=edu
   

3. Edit /etc/nsswitch.conf
   
   For the passwd: and group: lines, make it be:
   passwd: files ldap
   group: files ldap
   

4. Copy /usr/pubsw/bin/aklog to /etc/leland/aklog

5. Start nscd via /etc/init.d/nscd start