Re: SQL backend for OpenLDAP

[Dmitry Kovalev <mitya@seismic.geol.msu.ru>]

sj2@myflat.com wrote:

> I am sorry for the ambiguity in the posting. I want to use MySql as the
> backend-storage for my new LDAP server instead of using BerkeleyDB ldbm
> format.
>
> I have compiled OpenLDAP with the iodbc driver but how do i tell OpenLDAP
> to contact the MySql server and write its information to it?
>
> Siddhartha
>

So, that FAQ link below didn't convince you ;)? You will lose much flexibility,
and the performance, depending on your schema design, could well be worse...
This backend really might help if only you already have some data RDBMS, and
don't want to copy or migrate it, but just have access to it through LDAP.
But it's up to you anyway...

Now for your "how"... Please _READ_ Administration Guide and
servers/slapd/back-sql/docs/* - it is all you need ;)

WBW, Dmitry

>
> >
> >Anyway, see Administratior's Guide for general slapd setup, and
> >back-sql/docs directory of source tree for back-sql specific instructions.
> >
> >
> >that is back-sql made for. But if you set up plain new LDAP service, and
> >are
> >going to use back-sql as storage, take a look at
> >
> >http://www.openldap.org/faq/data/cache/378.html - you might change your
> >mind
> >then...
> >