Re: how to get openldap server time?

[Michael Ströder <michael@stroeder.com>]

Bernhard Erdmann wrote:
> Michael Ströder wrote:
> [...]
>
> > I guess the original poster asked for retrieving the time of the LDAP 
> > server via cn=monitor or similar. Sometimes this is handy for data 
> > sync processes eliminating the time shift.
>
> most times you are served much better by eliminating time differences 
> between two and more systems using NTP instead of hacking around the 
> differences.

Most times, yes.

But when implementing continous data synchronization you better use the 
server's time you're actually syncing with. Note that in this case you're 
*not* interested in the exact time itself rather than time-stamps => one 
component less you must rely on.

Ciao, Michael.