Re: OpenLDAP Basic Questions

["Kurt D. Zeilenga" <Kurt@OpenLDAP.org>]

List,

Since this was posted to both this list and openldap-software list,
please direct any follow-ups to the openldap-software list.

Victor,

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Kurt

At 07:59 AM 2002-10-14, Víctor López wrote:
>Hi,
>
>We need to build an Mediation device(LDAP) that receive commands incoming
>from Provisioning System(Install Access, Modify Access, etc)  and follow
>make several TRANSACTION to external device such as SNMP, Telnet, DHCP, File
>System BEFORE answer to client commands.
>Our Original proposal is based on JMS(Java Message Service) architecture,
>but our Customer require thet we use LDAP V3.0.
>
>Q1) In this scenarie if we use OpenLDAP to build this Mediation Device
>required, do you know if is possible to add callbacks to OpenLDAP that
>triger only when you modify/add any entry in Directory?
>
>Q2) I´ll appreciate too if you could show me What is the Impact over data
>managed for LDAP Server when we make changes over LDAP Information & Naming
>Model
>((http://developer.netscape.com/viewsource/ldap_models/ldap_models.html)).
>i.e,
>¿what happen with old data when we change any objectclass, data type or DIT?
>¿Is possible to migrate this data to new structure?
>
>Best regards,
>Víctor López G.
>Director de Proyectos
>AMR Telecomunicaciones
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