Simple LDAP server setup?

[Neal D. Becker]

Is there any software available on Linux that makes it reasonably simple to 
setup an LDAP server to serve accounts? (passwd, grp).

I've read a few articles on setting up an LDAP server the old-fashioned way, 
but it looks WAY too complicated.

[Jack Aboutboul]

On Wednesday, Aug 27, 2003, at 19:59 Asia/Jerusalem, Neal D. Becker  
wrote:

>  Is there any software available on Linux that makes it reasonably  
>  simple to
>  setup an LDAP server to serve accounts? (passwd, grp).
>
>  I've read a few articles on setting up an LDAP server the  
>  old-fashioned way,
>  but it looks WAY too complicated.
>  <mime-attachment> 
The Red Hat Docs are great. You should read them some time.

http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-9-Manual/ref-guide/ch- 
ldap.html

A bit non-linear, but its great.

--Jack

[Robert P. J. Day]

On Wed, 27 Aug 2003, Jack Aboutboul wrote:

>  
>  On Wednesday, Aug 27, 2003, at 19:59 Asia/Jerusalem, Neal D. Becker  
>  wrote:
>  
>  > Is there any software available on Linux that makes it reasonably  
>  > simple to
>  > setup an LDAP server to serve accounts? (passwd, grp).
>  >
>  > I've read a few articles on setting up an LDAP server the  
>  > old-fashioned way,
>  > but it looks WAY too complicated.
>  > <mime-attachment>
>  
>  The Red Hat Docs are great. You should read them some time.
>  
>  http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-9-Manual/ref-guide/ch- 
>  ldap.html 
hey, i can use this to start another flame fest. :-)  any possibility
of seeing beta-level docs some day so we can start going over them as
well and submitting comments?

rday

p.s.  a simple "when they're ready" will do fine.  really.

[Thomas Bendler]

Hi,

On Mi, 27 Aug 2003, Robert P. J. Day sent incredible lines:
>  On Wed, 27 Aug 2003, Jack Aboutboul wrote: 
[...]
>  > The Red Hat Docs are great. You should read them some time.
>  > 
>  > http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-9-Manual/ref-guide/ch- 
>  > ldap.html
>  hey, i can use this to start another flame fest. :-)  any possibility
>  of seeing beta-level docs some day so we can start going over them as
>  well and submitting comments? 
this is the Red Hat 9 documentation, there is nothing beta, bogus,
..., it's just a more or less generic documentation on how slapd
works (2.x.x).

... may the Tux be with you! =Thomas=
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[Thomas Bendler]

Hi,

On Mi, 27 Aug 2003, Neal D. Becker sent incredible lines:
[...]
>  Is there any software available on Linux that makes it reasonably
> simple to 
>  setup an LDAP server to serve accounts? (passwd, grp).
>  
>  I've read a few articles on setting up an LDAP server the old-fashioned way, 
>  but it looks WAY too complicated. 
the initial setup must be done by editing the corresponding
configuration files, populating the LDAP database could be done by
several graphical tools (i.e. GQ).

But, setting up the LDAP is not very complicated, take a look at the
LDAP-HOWTO to see ist step by step.

... may the Tux be with you! =Thomas=
-- 
Thomas Bendler           \\://                      ml(a)bendler-net.de
Mettlerkampsweg 21       (o -)             http://www.bendler-net.de/
20535 Hamburg      ---ooO-(_)-Ooo---          tel.: 0 177 - 277 37 61
Germany                                    Linux, enjoy the ride ...!