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148 OES 2 SP3: Planning and Implementation Guide
15.2.1 Overview
The topics in this section are designed to help you understand when LUM-enabled access is required
so that your network services are accessible and work as expected. For more information about
Linux User Management, see “
Overview ” in the OES 2 SP3: Novell Linux User Management
Administration Guide .

“A Graphical Preview of Linux User Management” on page 148
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“Linux Requires POSIX Users” on page 149
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“Linux Users Can Be Local or Remote” on page 149
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“The root User Is Never LUM-Enabled” on page 149
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“About Service Access on OES 2” on page 150
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“Services in OES 2 That Require LUM-Enabled Access” on page 150
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“Services That Do Not Require LUM-Enabled Access But Have Some LUM Requirements” on
page 151
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“Services That Do Not Require LUM-enabled Access” on page 152
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“LUM-Enabling Does Not Provide Global Access to ALL OES 2 Servers” on page 152
A Graphical Preview of Linux User Management
Figure 15-1 illustrates how Linux User Management controls access to the OES 2 server.
Figure 15-1
LUM Provides POSIX Access for eDirectory Users
The following table explains the information presented in Figure 15-1 .
eDirectory
LDAP server
eDirectory users
that are
enabled for Linux
(LUM)
login, ftp, sshd,
su,
openwbem,
gdm, gnomesu-pam
OES Linux
server
Valid POSIX Users Authentication Services
PAM-Enabled
Services
Novell Remote
Manager
Locally defined users
(such as root)
Local
POSIX-based
authentication