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many many problems!!!!!!!! pls help!!!!!!



hello,
 
i am new in openldap....
 
i have several questions and want someone can answer me.....
 
1. is there any methods that i can no need to config the "server root" setting of outlook or netscape in order to let client to access the server. as i found that i need to enter for eg. "o=mycompany" to the server root setting.. otherwise i cannot search anything......
 
2. is there any methods can let user to edit their attribute by outlook or netscape and then save to the database in the server as i find that even i add the "defaultaccess write" to the slapd.conf file, it still cannot let me to edit.... i have no any access list in the conf file.....
 
3. is the method for the server recognize the user belongs to which department by the login name and password ..... that mean if the user use the login name belongs to sale's department, then the server will assume that that user is a sale and will apply the sale's rule to him. is that true??????
 
4. i found that i need to enter the full dn: for a username entry in outlook inorder to login... eg, i need to enter "cn: chris, ou=programmer, o=company" for the username.... is that true i need to enter this long long name...
 
5. i want to know the follows meanings:
a. the top objectclass
b. the use of "index" , pres, eq, sub, approx......
c. the use of suffix.....
d. the use of ldap.conf, any setting i need to pay attention????
 
thank you very much!!!!!!!!!!