Operating system projected backend

The system projected backend has the ability to map IBM® i objects as entries within the LDAP-accessible directory tree. The projected objects are LDAP representations of the operating system objects instead of actual entries stored in the LDAP server database.

User profiles are the only objects being mapped or projected as entries within the directory tree. The mapping of user profile objects is referred to as the operating system user projected backend.

LDAP operations are mapped to the underlying operating system objects and LDAP operations perform operating system functions in order to access these objects. All LDAP operations performed on the user profiles are done under the authority of the user profile associated with the client connection.