The state of standardized LDAP schemas on Linux is far from +
Entries tagged "ldap".
+ +The state of standardized LDAP schemas on Linux is far from optimal. There is RFC 2307 documenting one way to store NIS maps in LDAP, and a modified version of this normally called RFC 2307bis, with some modifications to be compatible with Active Directory. The RFC @@ -64,28 +61,26 @@ computer and to the net group this user or computer is a member.
in this regard, and the unix side need to catch up. Time to start a new IETF work group? -A while back, I +
A while back, I complained about the fact that it is not possible with the provided schemas for storing DNS and DHCP information in LDAP to combine the two sets @@ -128,28 +123,26 @@ package, and should thus be free to rewrite it as we see fit.
If you want to help out with implementing this for Debian Edu, please contact us on debian-edu@lists.debian.org.
-The last few days I have been looking into the status of the LDAP +
The last few days I have been looking into the status of the LDAP directory in Debian Edu, and in the process I started to miss a GUI tool to browse the LDAP tree. The only one I was able to find in Debian/Squeeze and Lenny is @@ -180,28 +173,26 @@ useful GUI alternative. It seem like a good tool, but is unmaintained in Debian and got a RC bug keeping it out of Squeeze. Unless that changes, it will not be an option for Debian Edu based on Squeeze.
-For a laptop, centralized user directories and password checking is +
For a laptop, centralized user directories and password checking is a bit troubling. Laptops are typically used also when not connected to the network, and it is vital for a user to be able to log in or unlock the screen saver also when a central server is unavailable. @@ -400,28 +391,26 @@ modify it manually.
If you want to help out with implementing this for Debian Edu, please contact us on debian-edu@lists.debian.org.
-Since my last post about available LDAP tools in Debian, I was told about a LDAP GUI that is even better than luma. The java application @@ -436,28 +425,26 @@ have with it is how it handle errors. If something go wrong, its non-intuitive behaviour require me to go through some query work list and remove the failing query. Nothing big, but very annoying.
-Vagrant mentioned on IRC today that ltsp_config now support +
Vagrant mentioned on IRC today that ltsp_config now support sourcing files from /usr/share/ltsp/ltsp_config.d/ on the thin clients, and that this can be used to fetch configuration from LDAP if Debian Edu choose to store configuration there.
@@ -532,28 +519,26 @@ Xperience, Inc., 2000. I found its files on a personal home page over at redhat.com. -For a while now, I have wanted to find a way to change the DNS and +
For a while now, I have wanted to find a way to change the DNS and DHCP services in Debian Edu to use the same LDAP objects for a given computer, to avoid the possibility of having a inconsistent state for a computer in LDAP (as in DHCP but no DNS entry or the other way @@ -611,28 +596,26 @@ might be a good place to put it.
If you want to help out with implementing this for Debian Edu, please contact us on debian-edu@lists.debian.org.
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