Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:25:28 +0100 From: Wael Nasreddine <mla@nasreddine.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [Request] HOWTO build LDAP server for shared address book. Message-ID: <20080212162453.GB10382@phoenix.nasreddine.info> In-Reply-To: <20080212153534.GA14077@chateau.d.lf> References: <20080212095716.GB12631@phoenix.nasreddine.info> <20080212153534.GA14077@chateau.d.lf>
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--TakKZr9L6Hm6aLOc Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable This One Time, at Band Camp, ???????????? ??????????????? Ashish Shukla <wa= hjava.ml@gmail.com> said, On Tue, Feb 12, 2008 at 09:05:34PM +0530: > ,--[ On Tue, Feb 12, 2008 at 10:57:16AM +0100, Wael Nasreddine wrote: > | Hello, > | I have never worked with LDAP but I would like to install an LDAP > | server on my server and share my address book on it between all the > | programs I used daily, I searched a lot on google but I couldn't find > | anything except the one on ubuntu[1] which I'm not sure it'll work... > LDAP is a real cool protocol offering a hierarchial directory like > facility. You can store anything in that directory, from user accounts, > to your GPG keys to address book to email aliases, anything for which > you're able to write a schema. You'll enjoy working with it :) > | Could someone please help me building this address book, I really need > | it but I have no idea how to do it on my own... > Install OpenLDAP server (openldap23-{server,client} or openldap24-{server= ,client}) > from FreeBSD ports. And follow administrator's guide[1] to setup your > LDAP server. The "Building an OpenLDAP address book" article [2] at > ONLamp will guide you with setting up address book with OpenLDAP. > And you'll also like to try out phpldapadmin for managing LDAP directory > over web :) . > References: > [1] - http://www.openldap.org/doc/admin24/ > [2] - http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2003/03/27/ldap_ab.html Thank you for your reply, I have already installed openldap23-server and client, I still have to configure it and create the address book. could you please take a look at the this guide[1] before I start walking throught it, it seems kinda complete for an Addressbook installation. Also Do you by any chance use mutt with LDAP, if yes how did you do that? [1]: http://www.sudleyplace.com/LDAP/index.en.html > HTH > --=20 > Ashish Shukla ???????????? ??????????????? http://wa= hjava.wordpress.com/ > =B7-- =B7- =B7=B7=B7=B7 =B7--- =B7- =B7=B7=B7- =B7- =B7--=B7-=B7 --=B7 --= =B7- =B7=B7 =B7-=B7=B7 =B7-=B7-=B7- -=B7-=B7 --- -- > freed.in | freedom in technology and software | 22-24 February 2008 | Del= hi > =B7=B7-=B7 =B7-=B7 =B7 =B7 -=B7=B7 =B7-=B7-=B7- =B7=B7 -=B7 = =B7=B7--- ----- ----- ---=B7=B7 Content-Description: Digital signature > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) > iD8DBQFHsbzGHy+EEHYuXnQRAgCgAKCnbNnRVNWnIeqJq5g11EOeQAdtgwCePGhw > ZzoKUldu6+Wt6J0TydJBe6c=3D > =3DKBOO > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=20 Wael Nasreddine http://wael.nasreddine.com PGP: 1024D/C8DD18A2 06F6 1622 4BC8 4CEB D724 DE12 5565 3945 C8DD 18A2 =2E: An infinite number of monkeys typing into GNU emacs, would never make a good program. (L. Torvalds 1995) :. --TakKZr9L6Hm6aLOc Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFHschVVWU5RcjdGKIRApUhAKD4nAKt5JqxuxN616ECDh4z/t027QCeOZYg rvNZbtDgkR67BwzmthoJOIs= =g8Fz -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --TakKZr9L6Hm6aLOc--
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