From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Sep 1 18:44:51 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C275B16A4CE for ; Wed, 1 Sep 2004 18:44:51 +0000 (GMT) Received: from smtpout.mac.com (smtpout.mac.com [17.250.248.97]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A945043D1D for ; Wed, 1 Sep 2004 18:44:51 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from cswiger@mac.com) Received: from mac.com (smtpin08-en2 [10.13.10.153]) by smtpout.mac.com (Xserve/MantshX 2.0) with ESMTP id i81IipJd027727; Wed, 1 Sep 2004 11:44:51 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [192.168.1.6] (pool-68-160-193-218.ny325.east.verizon.net [68.160.193.218]) (authenticated bits=0)i81Iiod2022193; Wed, 1 Sep 2004 11:44:50 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <8274FA53-FC40-11D8-AE08-000393934006@npc-usa.com> References: <8274FA53-FC40-11D8-AE08-000393934006@npc-usa.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v619) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Message-Id: <00C97286-FC47-11D8-B8D0-003065A20588@mac.com> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Charles Swiger Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 14:44:49 -0400 To: Curtis Vaughan X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.619) cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 5.1, 5.2, or 5.3??? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 01 Sep 2004 18:44:51 -0000 On Sep 1, 2004, at 1:58 PM, Curtis Vaughan wrote: > So, I have been told that I shouldn't put 5.x on a production box, but > on the other hand I need pam_ldap, nss_ldap support on my box, which I > have also been told is only available in 5.x. If you have reason to need PAM & NSS support for LDAP, yes, you need to be running 5.x, or else you might consider some Linux flavor as better serving your requirements. > Whereas this is to be a Postfix server, I would like to know, which > version of 5.x should I install, or perhaps there is a way to use > linux emulation for pam and nss under 4.x? If, however, 5.x I must > install, which would people recommend and what problems will I be > facing by putting it into production? Quite possibly, you won't encounter any problems. BTW, if your only requirement driving the need for LDAP is mail users, one can set up Postfix and SASL to talk to LDAP, as well as configuring IMAP/POP to use LDAP-based accounts. pam_ldap lets one have authenticated Unix-level users from LDAP accounts; if you don't need LDAP shell accounts, 4.x will be enough. Do not install 5.1; it's too old, too many bugs. 5.2.1 is probably the most stable version available now, but there are significant bumps between it and the 5.3 betas now available which make upgrading to what will be 5-STABLE somewhat difficult. If you've got the time to test the system, install a 5.3 beta. If you can wait two weeks, 5.3 will become the preferred choice. -- -Chuck