On 3/7/07, Bill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi All.
Hi Bill!
I am new to this email group. I been reading the emails for the past couple of weeks and notice mostly everyone is using Net::LDAP module for perl to ldap interaction. Normally we have ibm ldap client on our server installed, thus can issue the commands directly from the OS.
That'll be because this is the prel-ldap list, not a generic ldap one ... :} ... and using ldapsearch/ldapmodify with system() would be cumbersome and error-prone. Net::LDAP works a treat for these tasks, and I'd hate not to have it. Not that I'm much of a perl-guru - I don't use it often enough to be highly proficient.
I am contemplating couple of this: (1) advantages and disadvantages of Net::LDAP modules vs command line client,
Well ... I use the openldap client tools to query and modify eDir on a one-off basis, too; I use Net::LDAP for CGI programs (e.g. exporting of directory information to CSV) or more complex programmatic tasks (like consolidation between eDir and other data sources).
(2) I want to contribute to this list and help anyone I can, but it seems like everyone is using this module and I have not used. I suppose after I have the answer to question 1 then I can better help.
Quite possible.
Thanks - Bill
Cheers, Andrej
