Identity Manager 4.0.1 Fan-Out Driver for Linux and UNIX Administration Guide

This guide provides you with the information you need to administrate the Novell® Identity Manager Fan-Out Driver for Linux and UNIX.

The Fan-Out Driver supports multi-platform implementation of Novell Identity Manager 4.0, the comprehensive identity management suite that allows organizations to manage the full user life cycle, from initial hire, through ongoing changes, to ultimate retirement of the user relationship.

The guide includes the following parts:

Audience

This guide is for system administrators and others who plan for, install, configure, use, and troubleshoot the Identity Manager Fan-Out Driver. It assumes that you are familiar with Identity Manager, Novell eDirectory™, and the administration of systems and platforms you connect to Identity Manager.

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Documentation Updates

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Additional Documentation

For additional documentation about Identity Manager drivers, see the Identity Manager 4.0.1 Drivers Documentation Web site.

For documentation about Identity Manager, see the Identity Manager 4.0.1 Documentation Web site.

For documentation about other related Novell products, such as eDirectory and iManager, see the Documentation Web site’s product index.

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