Understanding LDAP (part 2) (
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Now that you know how LDAP works, it's time to put it into
practice. In this article, find out how to compile, install and configure
the OpenLDAP software suite, create an LDAP directory for your organization,
and add entries to it. Also included: a detailed discussion of how to search
the database using both the UNIX client tools supplied with OpenLDAP, and
the LDAP client built into Qualcomm Eudora.In the first part of this article, I took you on a tour of the theory behind
LDAP, the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol. That article was intended to
familiarize you with how LDAP works, and give you the theoretical backing
necessary to create, manipulate and search an LDAP directory.
With all
the theory out of the way, it's time to actually do something with all that
information. In this second part, I will be focusing exclusively on practical
realities, demonstrating how to configure and use an LDAP directory with the
OpenLDAP software suite. Keep reading!
