[deployment-guide: 45/185] Extended the section introduction a bit.

Jaromir Hradilek jhradile at fedoraproject.org
Sun May 15 21:13:49 UTC 2011


commit a4c121c047011c09e1259eac36d65c67b524f3cf
Author: Jaromir Hradilek <jhradile at redhat.com>
Date:   Wed Jan 26 18:58:36 2011 +0100

    Extended the section introduction a bit.

 en-US/OpenLDAP.xml |    2 +-
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diff --git a/en-US/OpenLDAP.xml b/en-US/OpenLDAP.xml
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@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     Like X.500, LDAP organizes information in a hierarchal manner using directories. These directories can store a variety of information such as names, addresses, or phone numbers, and can even be used in a manner similar to the <firstterm>Network Information Service</firstterm> (<acronym>NIS</acronym>), enabling anyone to access their account from any machine on the LDAP enabled network.
   </para>
   <para>
-    LDAP is commonly used as a virtual phone directory, allowing users to easily access contact information for other users. Additionally, it can refer a user to another LDAP servers throughout the world, and thus provide an ad-hoc global repository of information. However, it is most frequently used within individual organizations such as universities, government departments, and private companies.
+    LDAP is commonly used for centrally managed users and groups, user authentication, or system configuration. It can also serve as a virtual phone directory, allowing users to easily access contact information for other users. Additionally, it can refer a user to another LDAP servers throughout the world, and thus provide an ad-hoc global repository of information. However, it is most frequently used within individual organizations such as universities, government departments, and private companies.
   </para>
   <para>
     This section covers the installation and configuration of <application>OpenLDAP 2.4</application>, an open source implementation of the LDAPv2 and LDAPv3 protocols.


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