Apache Userdir from LDAP?

[Carl Litt <carl@execulink.com>]

Has anyone tried the 'apache-userdirldap' patch? 
(http://horde.net/~jwm/software/apache-userdirldap)

We are redeveloping our authentication system, and we don't want
user accounts in the passwd files on our web servers (too much trouble
with syncronization, limited UIDs,...).  As such, Apache wouldn't have
the home directory path available for a /~login request, so we need to
get that info from LDAP.  I haven't tried this just yet, but that's
my assumption.

The only other way I can see doing this is with LDAP NSS
(http://www.padl.com/nss_ldap.html).  Anyone tried this?  Will it work
well with 'nscd'?

BTW: We're running Linux 2.2.x.

Carl Litt
Network Administrator
Execulink Internet Services