# layman -a n4g
# emerge -uND novell-edirectory

Install an SLP Server:

# layman -a n4g
# emerge -uND novell-ndsslp
or
# emerge -uND openslp

configure the slp server to your need. (no other services that are using the broudcast iterface schould run: mdns, dns.dispatcher, …..)

the configuration is done with the included “ndsconfig” tool that requres a running slp server)

To create a new tree, enter the following command:

# ndsconfig new -t corp-tree -n o=company -S NDSServer -a cn=admin.o=company

To add a server into an existing tree, enter the following command:

# ndsconfig add -t corp-tree -n o=company -S NDSServer -a cn=admin.o=company

To remove the Novell eDirectory Server object and directory services from a tree, enter the following command:

# ndsconfig rm -a cn=admin.o=company

Start the required server services

# /etc/init.d/ndsd start 
# /etc/init.d/nldapd start

Set up your system to automatically load the client services

# rc-config add ndsd default
# rc-config add nldapd  default

the administration can be done with ConsoleOne

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