In <dsEOi.7235$H22.4584@news-server.bigpond.net.au>,
"Michael Everson" <spam@qeidrafting.com> mentions:
>Hi Guys, I am just wanting to centralise all my users across a couple of
>systems to the 1 database replicated across all the machines. I know
>traditionally LDAP has been the thing to use for this but no matter how hard
>I try I can't get my head around exactly how LDAP stores information. I have
>got it working and I've been using it for a while now but I find it not so
>easy to administer.
>
>If I were to use MySQL it would be as simple as using phpmyadmin plus custom
>PHP scripts I could write to do certain things for me. I have seen pam-mysql
>& libnss-mysql packages, will this do everything LDAP can do and is it as
>secure and reliable or is it more of an afterthought/hack-around?

I believe there is a "mysql" back-end to openldap. (might be postgresql though)

IMO.. I wish postgresql would be more popular, as it really is a better
database. :-P

No, seriously, the problem is, LDAP is a protocol offering directory services,
optimized for "read-mostly" data, the kind of thing you're likely to find
in a phone book, DNS server or.. user account.

I know it's a confusing mess, but it could be worse, you could be forced
to use SOAP.

Jamie
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