Dennis, Forgive me for correcting you here but ApacheDS has a DNS and Kerberos service embedded inside. ApacheDS is not only an LDAP server.
Also MS ActiveDirectory as a process just services LDAP requests (not fully compliant but it works). Another separate process actually handles the Kerberos requests as the AS and TGTS. Also the DNS service is a different service as well. So no MS ActiveDirectory is not all these things in one. I think you might have been referring to a Windows 200X Server being replaced by the components you listed? I may be wrong though hopefully someone can clarify. Regards, Alex On Jan 23, 2008 4:42 AM, Denis Cardon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Ossi, > > > 1) we currently use ADS for experiments, we plan to replace MS Active > > Directory Server with a more open LDAP Server > > actually Active Directory is more than just a ldap server. It bundles a > customified ldap server, a kerberos server, a dns server, and some ms > rpc stuff. So apache directory server could not, by itself stands for an > active directory replacement (unless the only thing you need is the ldap > part). > > Open source projects are getting close to a replacement of ActiveDS, and > bundling ApacheDS + Samba4alpha3 + Bind/sdb_ldap should almost do the > trick, however it is not yet very polished and might need some twicking. > > Cheers, > > Denis > > > > > > 2) pros: open source, certified, stable, java > > cons: documentation is not foolproof. in our company there > > is no ldap specialist, only basic knowledge is there. > > when we tried to synchronize MS Active Directory with > > ADS the docs where too confusing (for us fools) > > > > documentation could show more examples > > > > 3) dont eve know what i could do already. as with 2: we > > need to sync different user stores into one directory > > (LDAP, from MySql DB, from Oracle DB) and then > > replicate / mirror this one > > > > i ve seen such features with penrose ldap solution > > but i have not done an evaluation yet > > > > 4) we are commercial, selling a java framework (rcp, webapps) > > currently the plan is to use ADS for inhouse administration > > and later integrate it into the our secure-server > > > > 5) just go on please :) > > > > > > regards > > > > ossi > > > > > > > > Emmanuel Lecharny schrieb: > >> Hi ! > >> > >> This is the very beginning of 2008, and we are all working hard to get > a > >> 2.0 out in the next few months. At this point, we think it's a good > >> timing to get some feedback from you, users and developpers ! Here is a > >> short list of question you may answer, but this is very up to you. We > >> don't need names ( "I'm working for company XYZ" ), this is just > >> informational. > >> > >> *Keep in mind that those informations will appear on the > >> Apache ML and many other, so if you think that any confidential piece > of > >> it should not be disclose, then don't answer !* > >> > >> 1) What are you using ADS for ? Is it in production, used to do some > >> tests during developpement, or simply as a toy ? > >> > >> 2) What are the Pros and Cons you clearly see ? > >> > >> 3) What would be the major features or improvement you are expecting to > >> see in the near future ? > >> > >> 4) Are you a commercial entity, an non-for profit organization, an > >> Apache project, a student or an individual just interested in the > techno > >> ? (no name needed) > >> > >> 5) Any other opinion or feedback you would like to share with us ? > >> > >> Thank you all for helping us being more aware ! > >> > > > > > -- > Denis Cardon > Tranquil IT Systems > 44 bvd des pas enchantés > 44230 Saint Sébastien sur Loire > tel : +33 (0) 2.40.97.62.67 > http://www.tranquil-it-systems.fr > > >
