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Subject: Re: LDAP integration
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VANHULLEBUS Yvan wrote:
> On Sun, Jan 07, 2007 at 05:59:35PM -0600, Z.C.B. wrote:
>> I was just wondering. How many people here have given lots of though
>> about integrating FreeBSD configuration with LDAP. I've just begun
>> looking at it a lot more and was curious as to what other people
>> think in this area.
> 
> Hi.
> 
> What do you want exactly to "integrate" in LDAP ?
> 
> If you mean using a FreeBSD workstation whith users stored in an
> extrenal LDAP, yes, it works correctly, and it is not really more
> difficult than with a Linux box...
> 

I would recommend the "LDAP System Administration" book published by 
O'Reilly.  Our LDAP directory currently controls most of the core system 
   for both FreeBSD and Linux Systems (Users/Groups, Mail 
Delivery/Routing, Sudo access rights, SSH Public keys).

Tom