[Freeipa-users] FreeIPA, RedHat Directory Server and Centros DS

[Dmitri Pal]

On 11/04/2014 11:25 AM, Roman Naumenko wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
>> On Tue, 04 Nov 2014, Roman Naumenko wrote:
>>>> You definitely can set up separate instances of 389-ds. Preferably
>>>> this should be done on separate hosts than IPA masters because
>>>> otherwise you'll have a number of practical issues with different
>>>> instances binding to the same LDAP/LDAPS ports and so  on.
>>> Is 389-ds equivalent of RedHat Directory Server
>>> (http://www.redhat.com/en/technologies/cloud-computing/directory-server)?
>> Red Hat Directory Server is what is known as 389 Directory Server
>> (389-ds) upstream project. Essentially, it is the same code. If you
>> have
>> specific questions about support of Red Hat Directory Server, I'd
>> suggest you to ask them Red Hat sales/support people (of which I'm
>> neither one). ;)
> Not necessarily sales people have to be involved, Centos has the same project :)
> I'm pondering what's the difference between Centos and Red Hat versions.

RHDS is the layered product.
It has 389DS package but also some other tools and utilities that are 
not a part of core RHEL and thus not in CentOS.
It is usable but would be harder to manage without additional tools.

>
> --Roman
>


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Thank you,
Dmitri Pal

Sr. Engineering Manager IdM portfolio
Red Hat, Inc.