Re: OpenLDAP as Active Directory replacement - is it possible?

[Howard Chu <hyc@symas.com>]

Adam Tauno Williams wrote:

> > It's my understanding that the Samba folks are working on
> > such a replacement.  Hence, you might seek out an appropriate
> > Samba mailing list to see what they might have to offer in
> > this area.
> >    
>
> Yep, what you want is Samba 4, which is currently under development.  The
> "released" Samba 4 may or may not use OpenLDAP, they've indicated they might
> just build their own DSA.  No current software will give you a drop in AD
> replacement.
Hm, actually PADL's XAD product is a pretty complete AD replacement for 
Unix. It uses OpenLDAP among other things. You should head over to 
www.padl.com for more information though.

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