Re: Using OpenLdap as a global directory server for both win and unix

[Norbert Klasen <norbert.klasen@daasi.de>]

--On Dienstag, 19. März 2002 08:01 +0100 kjetil.mikkelborg@kongsberg.com 
wrote:

> Has the development of openldap reached that point that i could be used
> as a global directory  server for both unix and windows? is there any
> good guides on how to set this up, and is it possible  to use openldap as
> win2k "password server", and use the same openldap server for the unix
> enviroment, or even  making nis maps out of ldap entries?
> And is there possible to use ldap as a TOTAL replacement of existing nis
> servers for the different unix platforms (solaris, sgi , hpux, linux, all
> with multple versions)?

You can use nss_ldap (see RFC2307, http://www.padl.com) for nis maps in 
LDAP. There is currently no way to directly attach w2k clients to an 
OpenLDAP Server. The best solution for that problems seems to be a samba 
pdc with ldap-sam. See recent discussion on the nss_ldap/pam_ldap mailing 
lists.

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