centralized Solaris authentication with Oracle Directory Server

This blog post is a solution research note for centralized Solaris authentication with Oracle Directory Server.

http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19455-01/806-1387/a08paswd-18101/index.html
Outline the Password aging setup

http://www.linuxmisc.com/3-solaris/57dd8f41a409af33.htm
Discuss about the password aging

http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/7336
Kerberos Authentication - Yet another secure solution to enhance LDAP, NIS, and NIS+

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb463152.aspx
Some other reference readings in the fundamental concepts 1 - Active Directory

http://www.parsec.com/consulting/authentication.php
Some other reference readings in the fundamental concepts 2 - Four types of Custom Authentications - LDAP, AD, Kerberos, SSO

http://www.unix.com/aix/212503-unix-authentication-strategy-ldap-ad.html
Specific for Tivoli Directory Server and AIX LDAP clients

http://hu.linkedin.com/in/tripolszkyzs
A SysAdmin connection

http://www.processor.com/editorial/article.asp?article=articles%2Fp2625%2F06cp25%2F06cp25.asp
Worth some reading for different options to tackle various conditions of the environments

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/solaris/solaris-smf-manifest-wp-167902.pdf
To start and stop applications upon Solaris reboot using SMF

http://www.sebastian-kirsch.org/moebius/docs/smf.pdf
A PowerPoint presentation for SMF

http://www.oreillynet.com/lpt/a/6542
A little deeper explanation of ins and outs of SMF - Service Management Facility