> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: Giovanni Baruzzi > Gesendet: Montag, 14. April 2008 19:33 > An: 'Fet Biz' > Betreff: AW: [english 93%] Re: [ldap] LDAP server for dynamic > directories > > Hallo! > > I'm not quite sure what do you want to implement. > First of all: a directory is best used to point to information and not > to store information self. > So, if you have a media Server, store you Material in a DB or on the > file system. > The reference to the file system can be hold well in a directory. > > If you cleverly organize the objects in the directory (giving the right > set of attributes) you may do wonder with a search filter: > > Let suppose that you define an object like that: > > Dn: cn: fffssskjewkj89753984, cn=movies, cn=ldap, > dc=myOrganisation,dc=com > director: Federico Fellini > character: Marcello Mastroianni > character: Sofia Loren > Genre: comedy > Title una giornata particolare > Location: /usr/movies/original-language/fffssskjewkj89753984.mov > > Dn: cn: fffssskjewsds53985, cn=movies, cn=ldap, > dc=myOrganisation,dc=com > director: Robert Altman > character: Sofia Loren > Genre: comedy > Title prêt-à-porter > Location: /usr/movies/original-language/fffssskjewsds53985.mov > > An so on. > > You can have a search for actor by specifying a filter > (character=*Loren*) or for director (Director=*fellini*) > Or both (&(character=*Loren*)(Director=*fellini*)). The result can > include a detailed description and a pointer to the actual file in you > media server. > > Of course, LDAP servers are the best solution to search items with > complex criteria. You may even implement text search (look at the "*" > in my filters) > Or have multiple values for an attribute, which is difficult for SQL. > > I hope that thisexplanation can be useful to you. > > Regards > Giovanni > > > > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > > Von: Fet Biz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Gesendet: Montag, 14. April 2008 16:31 > > An: Giovanni Baruzzi; LDAP list > > Betreff: [english 93%] Re: [ldap] LDAP server for dynamic directories > > > > It seems that you want the Ldap server to be the backend of a media > > server. > > I have no idea of how it can be done on openldap (plug-in for > creating > > virtual-node?) > > But it does to be a quite great feature. > > Plus, I would like to know, if we can create "symblic-link" node > witch > > references to some other local nodes? > > If the answer is yes, it could be a work-around for your request. > > > > And, I have another question: can we make the tree nodes to become > > "lattice", a node could has 2 parent nodes from different branches? > > > > Iap, Singuan > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > 寄件者: "Giovanni Baruzzi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > 收件者: "LDAP list" <[email protected]> > > 傳送日期: 2008年4月14日 上午 02:17 > > 主旨: [ldap] LDAP server for dynamic directories > > > > > > Well, the scope of a directory server is exactly what you want to > > achieve. > > Once you have stored your data ina container, storing attributes in a > > properly manner, > > you can start queries. A query returns a result set (I use DB > > terminology) after one or more criteria (LDAP filter). > > Are those "result-sets" what you want to get? > > > > Regards > > Giovanni > > > > > > > > > Subject: LDAP server for dynamic directories? > > > From: "Thomas K." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2008 19:29:53 -0400 > > > X-Message-Number: 1 > > > > > > Hello everyone, > > > I would like to know whether it is appropriate to use an LDAP > server > > > like > > > slapd in order to realize a dynamic directory. > > > "Dynamic directory" being one, which is essentially being generated > > > on-the-fly out of data which is stored on the ldap server. > > > My thought was to implement a directory for movies which looks > > > something > > > like this (for the sake of my own sanity, being a new user and all, > I > > > use > > > "\" in order to express depth): > > > ------------------ > > > .\newest movies > > > .\all movies > > > .\by genre\action > > > .\by genre\comedy > > > ... > > > > > > .\by year\1987 > > > .\by year\1988 > > > ... > > > > > > .\by director\Charles Chaplin > > > .\by director\Tatsuya Ishihara > > > ... > > > > > > .\by title\A > > > .\by title\B > > > ... > > > ------------------ > > > Essentially all entries for movies are stored inside "all movies". > > Now > > > there would be two approaches in order to have a movie inside for > > > example > > > the "by year\1988" node - either by actually creating the entry "by > > > year\1988" and storing kind of a link to the actual movie entry as > a > > > child, or by completely having the "by year" node dynamically > > generated > > > out of the data which is inside the "all movies" node. > > > > > > Now I'm not entirely sure as to which way would be best - or in > fact > > - > > > whether they even are possible at all or whether a different > approach > > > than > > > using an ldap server would be better. > > > The motivation behind it, is to connect an ftp to the ldap server, > > > which > > > will retrieve the directory structure and display it to the user > > > connected > > > to the ftp server. > > > > > > Would love to hear any opinions on this. > > > > > > Regards, > > > Thomas K. > > > > > > > > > > > > --- > > > > > > END OF DIGEST > > > > > > --- > > > You are currently subscribed to [EMAIL PROTECTED] as: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word > > > UNSUBSCRIBE as the SUBJECT of the message. > > > > > > > > > > > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to [EMAIL PROTECTED] as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word > > UNSUBSCRIBE as the SUBJECT of the message. > > > >
