Re: Active Directory

[Jan-Piet Mens <jpm@Retail-SC.com>]

Yes, it is possible to access AD via standard LDAP clients. Just
try hitting your server with an ldapsearch. I had success with a search
base of "dc=domain, dc=com"

It is also possible to create NT users via an `ldapadd' ... ;-)

Regards,
	-JP


On Fri, 14 Jul 2000, Robert_Parker@tertio.com wrote:

> Hi,
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> I notice from this mailing list that Active Directory has (some ?) LDAP
> capability. Is this "true" LDAP as per the RFCs ? i.e. could I use a
> standard LDAP client to read information stored on an Active Directory ?
> 
> [I have read a paper from Microsoft saying that interface to Active
> Directory is over COM and that there are two "namespace" addressing
> schemes that can be used to access AD, one native WinNT and the other
> LDAP. Even though you could use the LDAP addressing scheme it seems
> you still need to talk COM to the AD, which is clearly not true LDAP.]
> 
> Ancilliary Active Directory question (if it's not too off-topic): if
> data is stored in the WinNT namespace, is it accessible using the LDAP
> namespace?
> 
> 
> many thanks
> Robert Parker
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