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Re: Mysql as a backend for LDAP

To: zben@umd.edu
Subject: Re: Mysql as a backend for LDAP
From: Adam Williams <adam@morrison-ind.com>
Date: 27 Sep 2002 11:09:51 -0400
Cc: "OpenLDAP.org" <openldap-software@OpenLDAP.org>
In-reply-to: <3D9472DC.9EA10CE8@umd.edu>
References: <001201c2662b$4d55f120$0201a8c0@microrede.pt> <1033136751.27943.22.camel@lnx01688.morrison.iserv.net> <3D9472DC.9EA10CE8@umd.edu>

>>...  Why does everyone keep thinking using an
>> RDBMS as a backend to LDAP is a good idea?  And mysql no less...  I
>> might be able to understand Oracle, DB2, etc...  If you don't understand
>> why this is a terrible idea please go read the FAQ entry about this.
>Tried to do this.  Search of faqs for keyword mysql failed.

http://www.openldap.org/faq/index.cgi?_highlightWords=backsql&file=378

You want to look for references to back-sql.  back-sql uses ODBC so the
actual RDBMS used matters little, so long as a Linux port of the ODBC
driver exists (most do). 

>Search of faqs for keyword rdbms yielded two entries, one of which
>I think is the one you refer to.  Would be nice if it were easier
>for newbies to follow your pointer.

There is very little to no decent documentation on back-sql, possibly
due to the fact that it is still evolving.

I have some little documentation and schema diagram in my LDAP
presentation -
ftp://kalamazoolinux.org/pub/pdf/ldapv3.pdf

References:
- Mysql as a backend for LDAP
  - From: "[MICROREDE] Helder Rogerio" <hrogerio@microrede.pt>
- Re: Mysql as a backend for LDAP
  - From: Adam Williams <adam@morrison-ind.com>

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