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Re: [PLUG] I have an idea
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On 17 Apr 2001 17:02:04 -0400, Rupert Heesom wrote:
> On 17 Apr 2001 11:13:26 -0400, Mental wrote:
> > How useful would it be if you could manage user accounts/mail
> > delivery/aliases/whatever from one central place for multiple OS's?
> >
> > I've decided that pam, ldap and samba are just itching to be tied together
> > into one killer app.
> >
>
> I think LDAP is similar to Novell's NDS (eDirectory) or MS Active
> Directory,isn't it?
No. e-Directory and Microsoft Active Directory (i.e., MAD :-) are much
more than LDAP. A full directory service contains info on ALL KINDS of
things that are in a network - users, machines, addresses, access
rights, etc.
> Novell has NDS available for the unices I think (certainly Linux), so so
> why not use LDAP there as well, or use both?
You can use LDAP in conjuction with e-Directory and/or MAD.
>
> Do tell me if I'm missing the point entirely.....
>
>
> --
> regs
> rupert
>
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