On Wed, May 05, 1999 at 11:34:03AM -0500, Craig Hancock wrote: > Lawrence Walton wrote: > > > On Wed, May 05, 1999 at 10:51:14AM -0500, Craig Hancock wrote: > > Not sure you can do that; Openldap uses a custom binary database, it uses > > the .ldif format to > > import data. > > > > > > > > When using ldapadd I want to know would it be eaiser to add all of my > > > stuff with > > > MySQL and then have ldap read from that databse > > > > > > > > > > > > Ben Collins wrote: > > > > > > > On Tue, May 04, 1999 at 09:44:45AM -0500, Craig Hancock wrote: > > > > > Hello all I am starting a ldap server on my machine and I am curious > > > > > the > > > > > machine that is ruunning the server is it neccesary to run a databse > > > > > for > > > > > that machine I ma configuring the server and adding the entries all by > > > > > hand and I want to know what ourthe advantages of having a database > > > > > for > > > > > ldap well ion actual atabse then by entering or configuring the the > > > > > ldap > > > > > databse by hand > > > > > > > > LDAP is a database. What exactly do you mean by "adding the entries by > > > > hand" ? > > > > > > > > -- > > > > ----- -- - -------- --------- ---- ------- ----- - - --- > > > > -------- > > > > Ben Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Debian GNU/Linux > > > > OpenLDAP Dev - [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Choice of the GNU Generation > > > > ------ -- ----- - - ------- ------- -- ---- - -------- - --- ---- - > > > > -- > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > > > > > > > -- > > *--* Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > *--* Voice: 425.739.4247 > > *--* Fax: 425.827.9577 > > *--* HTTP://www.otak-k.com/~lawrence/ > > -------------------------------------- > > - - - - - - O t a k i n c . - - - - - > > > > -- > > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > > OK so open ldap inn itself is a databse then I presume
More and less yes, think of it being in it's most simple form, Yellow pages, in it's more complicated form hierarchical based directory, that allows for objects, and athenitication. > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > -- *--* Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *--* Voice: 425.739.4247 *--* Fax: 425.827.9577 *--* HTTP://www.otak-k.com/~lawrence/ -------------------------------------- - - - - - - O t a k i n c . - - - - -
