Account management module database interface
First Claim
1. A method for providing a database interface comprising:
- generating one or more key files to build a database manager map;
using said database manager map to control access to a database; and
modifying said database, if necessary, using a first interface.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method for an account management module database interface for NIS servers. According to one embodiment, the present invention automatically generates key files used to build NIS database manager maps which control the access to systems on a local area network, which may be UNIX systems. According to another embodiment, this interface is divided into two components, viz.: the bulkload and the data pull. Both components access a relational database to update and pull data used to generate the data. According to another embodiment, the bulkload component is able to read the password, group and auto_home files, validate the record'"'"'s contents, and update the database with information which meets a validation criteria. According to another embodiment, the data pull component can pull out the necessary data from the database so that files required to build the password, shadow, group, auto_home, and aliases map can be generated.
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1. A method for providing a database interface comprising:
- generating one or more key files to build a database manager map;
using said database manager map to control access to a database; and
modifying said database, if necessary, using a first interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
- generating one or more key files to build a database manager map;
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8. An article of manufacture comprising:
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one or more key files configured to be generated to build a database manager map;
a database whose access is controlled using said database manager map; and
a first interface configured to be used to modify said database, if necessary. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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15. A computer program product comprising:
a computer useable medium having computer readable program code embodied therein configured for providing a database interface, said computer program product comprising;
computer readable code configured therein to cause a computer to generate one or more key files to build a database manager map;
computer readable code configured therein to cause a computer to use said database manager map to control access to a database; and
computer readable code configured therein to cause a computer to modify said database, if necessary, using a first interface.
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