Re: OpenLDAP in Production

["Brian K. Jones" <jonesy@CS.Princeton.EDU>]

Just want to thank everyone who responded.  This is encouraging.  

While I had planned on going ahead with OpenLDAP based on the requirements and other research I have done, the blurb in the book made me realize that the only actual report I had heard of a large OpenLDAP deployment was in a recent 'Linux Journal' issue, where they discussed the implementation at Midwest Tool & Die.  

PS - if anyone has the time or inclination, I invite you to stop by and help others with ldap related questions at the 'directory services' forum on my site, linuxlaboratory.org.  Some people don't feel they're ready for the 'big time' of the mailing list I guess.  The forum was requested by someone who I guess was flamed here or something. 

Thanks again.
brian.

On Wed, 2003-02-26 at 09:05, Brian K. Jones wrote:
>     I was thumbing through the pages of an LDAP book in the bookstore and came across a paragraph about OpenLDAP, which said:
>     
>     "...I personally know of people who have done significant testing and prototyping work using these products. However, I know of nobody who has yet trusted them to support his or her business applications. Bottom line: If you want to play with compiling and modifying your own LDAP server, this is a good place to start."
>     
>     This is discouraging, as I had planned to put OpenLDAP into production, after evaluating eDir and, to a lesser extent, the Sun product.  Aside from GUI tools and docs (which I don't have a particularly dire need for), where is OpenLDAP lacking compared to eDir and Sun?  Why shouldn't I put this into production?  
>     
>     Interestingly, the author doesn't give an opinion on Linux, and the first chapter in the book was 'Active Directory', IIRC.