Re: using openldap as a translation layer.

[Greg Martin <gmartin@gmartin.org>]

Pierangelo Masarati wrote:
> S James S Stapleton wrote:
>   
> > Can I use open-ldap as a translation layer for queries with a ldap
> > client with minimal configuration potential?
> >
> >
> >     
>
> Yes.  I did not clearly get if OpenLDAP is the database that contains
> the information, or if you plan to stack an instance of OpenLDAP in
> between your current directory server and the (braindead?) client.
>
> In the first case, I assume you have some thing like
>
> database	bdb
> suffix		"dc=mydomain,dc=tld"
> #...
>
> while in the second case you would create an instance of slapd containing
>
> database	ldap
> suffix		"dc=mydomain,dc=tld"
> uri		"ldap://the.real.server/";
>
> In either case, after all database specific directives you need to add
>
>
> Ing. Pierangelo Masarati
> OpenLDAP Core Team
>
>   
What an interesting and elegant solution to a real world problem.  I 
love software that doesn't assume to know all the problems or all the 
answers but simply provides a rich tool-set for the engineer.  Very cool!

\\Greg