[nflug] ldap stuff

[Robert F. Stockdale IV]

It's been a while since I've played with LDAP, However, as I recall a user can edit their own 
information only. LDAP should be only information that not frequently changed. Mozilla's 
address book is setup as an LDAP type system and supposedly can be converted to OpenLDAP. There 
may even be utilities that convert M$ Active Directory to OpenLDAP format. Have you looked at

http://www.openldap.org/doc/admin23/quickstart.html
or
http://www.icewarp.com/support/FAQ/Merak_Mail_Server/Tutorial_How_to_use_LDAP.html?PHPSESSID=5a6cd6c8eabc998d81f18f065d1c3366

Hope this helps.
Bob

Cyber Source wrote:
> Hello All,
> I remember a long time ago someone talking about ldap stuff (John Neff I 
> believe). Anyway, here is what I have. I have a client I am trying to 
> get off the evil empires msn hotmail system that he got roped into with 
> his verizon dsl deal. I have turned the guy onto Linux and he is loving 
> life, we switched over every pc in his house to Linux with shared /home 
> directories via nfs, etc.. I also set him up with our email service and 
> he loves thunderbird however he wants a shared address book, etc.. 
> Without the complexity of going the moregroupware way, I am looking into 
> putting an ldap server on our email server. I have muddled through the 
> tbird docs enough to see that, quote (Unfortunately Thunderbird 
> currently doesn't support editing entries on the LDAP server so its most 
> useful in an environment where an admin maintains a corporate address 
> book.), does this mean the address book is not editable or the settings 
> of ldap itself?? If the address book is not editable, that might shoot 
> this idea in the foot right off. Any clues? TIA
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