This module allows you to configure your system as a client for an LDAP server,
which provides Unix users and groups to multiple systems on a network. LDAP
is a convenient way of sharing accounts between systems, especially those
that share home directories using NFS.
LDAP can also be used to share internet services, host addresses, netgroups
and other information. However, as these are typically static or provided by
DNS, these capabilities are rarely used.