Re: NDS to OpenLDAP

[Justin Zygmont <jzygmont@solarflow.dyndns.org>]

since console one is written in java, has anyone been sucessful in getting 
it to run under linux, and can it be used for LDAP?


On 21 Feb 2003, Tony Earnshaw wrote:

> fre, 2003-02-21 kl. 15:54 skrev Raphaël Berghmans:
> 
> > I've to migrate un Netware 4.11 to a samba/openldap solution.
> > 
> > How can I import into OpenLDAP the data containing in the NDS of NetWare
> > 4.11 ?
> 
> Basically, you can not. There is *too* much underlying detail in NDS
> 4.11 and no ldap interface that I know of (others might correct me :).
> 
> 1: Upgrade NDS 4.11 to eDirectory 8.x
> Use nldap.nlm
> Import a subset of eDirectory 8.x into Openldap using ldif or whatever
> you find most handy (like GQ)
> 
> Or
> 
> 2: upgrade the whole NetWare thing to eDirectory 8.x across platforms
> like NetWare, Linux, Solaris (allrecent), Windows thingies, AIX
> 
> Use nldapd with ldap connectivity to integrate with Samba
> 
> Ask for a wage- and pension rise before you begin on either 1: or 2:,
> since you are risking premature aging.
> 
> Best,
> 
> Tony
> 
>