On Thu, 2009-09-03 at 20:16 +0000, ariyoshi wrote:
> Hi everyone , I am currently studying LDAP in the subject of
> migrating local users to LDAP server, for building central
> authentication system.
>
> I have come across some thing that puzzled me, and that is, MIGRATING
> /etc/services/ or /etc/protocols to LDAP server.
Well… those files are commonplace across server types, BUT the content
may vary… this allows you to have a uniform source of the data across
servers.
>
> I guess may question is what is the purpose of MIGRATING
> /etc/services or /etc/protocols across the network to lDAP Server ?.
See above.
>
>
> I recently came across , some information about How to configure
> OpenLDAP to work with Check Point Devices.
>
> besides being a central Authentication system, what other features does
> LDAP sever have?
It’s a database. So just like the above, you can use it to house data
across platforms. How the data is used is a more important issue, but
outside the scope of LDAP.
>
> Could you please list some examples of the uses of lDAP with Cisco
> devices or other devices or services?
Not sure.
>
> What is the interoperability of LDAP with ACTIVE DIRECTORY?
Microsoft uses two primary sources of configuration data. The registry
for local things and Active Directory (LDAP) for things that are of
interest across machines in a network.