From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.9 required=5.0 tests=HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE,SUBJ_ALL_CAPS autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (minnie.tuhs.org [45.79.103.53]) by inbox.vuxu.org (OpenSMTPD) with ESMTP id 551977f8 for ; Mon, 5 Nov 2018 21:00:50 +0000 (UTC) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 6C5A0A243A; Tue, 6 Nov 2018 07:00:49 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CD2BBA2427; Tue, 6 Nov 2018 07:00:11 +1000 (AEST) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 98998A2162; Tue, 6 Nov 2018 05:58:37 +1000 (AEST) Received: from viclamta23p.bpe.bigpond.com (viclamta23p.bpe.bigpond.com [203.38.21.87]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id B195DA1FBC for ; Tue, 6 Nov 2018 05:58:36 +1000 (AEST) Received: from smtp.telstra.com ([10.10.26.4]) by viclafep23p-svc.bpe.nexus.telstra.com.au with ESMTP id <20181105195834.CCGN12652.viclafep23p-svc.bpe.nexus.telstra.com.au@smtp.telstra.com> for ; Tue, 6 Nov 2018 06:58:34 +1100 X-RG-Spam: Unknown X-RazorGate-Vade-Verdict: clean 0 X-RazorGate-Vade-Classification: clean X-RazorGate-Vade: gggruggvucftvghtrhhoucdtuddrgedtkedrjeehgddufeefucetufdoteggodetrfdotffvucfrrhhofhhilhgvmecuuffpveftpgfvgffnuffvtfetnecuuegrihhlohhuthemuceftddtnecunecujfgurhepfffhvffujgfkfhgfgggtsehttddttddtredvnecuhfhrohhmpeffrghvvgcujfhorhhsfhgrlhhluceouggrvhgvsehhohhrshhfrghllhdrohhrgheqnecukfhppeduuddtrddugedurdduleefrddvfeefnecurfgrrhgrmhephhgvlhhopegrnhgvuhhrihhnrdhhohhrshhfrghllhdrohhrghdpihhnvghtpeduuddtrddugedurdduleefrddvfeefpdhmrghilhhfrhhomhepoegurghvvgeshhhorhhsfhgrlhhlrdhorhhgqedprhgtphhtthhopeeothhuhhhssehtuhhhshdrohhrgheqnecuvehluhhsthgvrhfuihiivgeptd X-RG-VS-CLASS: clean Received: from aneurin.horsfall.org (110.141.193.233) by smtp.telstra.com (9.0.019.26-1) id 5BB3FBB605FB6661 for tuhs@tuhs.org; Tue, 6 Nov 2018 06:58:33 +1100 Received: from aneurin.horsfall.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by aneurin.horsfall.org (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTP id wA5JwWAo008420 for ; Tue, 6 Nov 2018 06:58:32 +1100 (EST) (envelope-from dave@horsfall.org) Received: from localhost (dave@localhost) by aneurin.horsfall.org (8.15.2/8.15.2/Submit) with ESMTP id wA5JwUWp008417 for ; Tue, 6 Nov 2018 06:58:32 +1100 (EST) (envelope-from dave@horsfall.org) X-Authentication-Warning: aneurin.horsfall.org: dave owned process doing -bs Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2018 06:58:30 +1100 (EST) From: Dave Horsfall To: The Eunuchs Hysterical Society In-Reply-To: <58d73d5b-d00f-4670-7e32-8410e0ef0225@spamtrap.tnetconsulting.net> Message-ID: References: <20181105034940.GE2660@mcvoy.com> <58d73d5b-d00f-4670-7e32-8410e0ef0225@spamtrap.tnetconsulting.net> User-Agent: Alpine 2.21.9999 (BSF 287 2018-06-16) X-GPG-Public-Key: http://www.horsfall.org/gpgkey.pub X-GPG-Fingerprint: 05B4 FFBC 0218 B438 66E0 587B EF46 7357 EF5E F58B X-Home-Page: http://www.horsfall.org/ X-Witty-Saying: "chmod 666 the_mode_of_the_beast" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Subject: Re: [TUHS] YP / NIS / NIS+ / LDAP X-BeenThere: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" On Sun, 4 Nov 2018, Grant Taylor via TUHS wrote: [...] >> And I know very little about LDAP. > > I know very little. But it's enough to know that I think learning more > and / or dealing with it is going to be annoying. I've used OpenLDAP in a previous job for many years, for all sorts of things, and it worked well. I had it integrated with Sendmail and even Kerberos, but I've forgotten the details now. There is a damned good book on LDAP in general (I can't remember the title, but it's a thick hard-cover) so read it, cover to cover. Then download the OpenLDAP source (or used a trusted binary) and read the documentation, esp. the quick start guide and the admin guide. Then read them again :-) The most important thing about learning LDAP is forgetting everything you ever knew about relational databases; LDAP is a *directory*, not a database, and the idiots at work were constantly referring to records, not *entries*, which drove me crazy (I have a Unify RDBMS background too). And if/when you start using OpenLDAP, always keep it up to date; there is an active mailing list, but the first thing they'll ask is "What version are you running?". Sure, there's been some lemon releases, but in general it worked fine for us; the company's balls depended upon it. -- Dave