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

[Rich Megginson]

On 11/04/2014 05:28 PM, Dmitri Pal wrote:
> 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.

However, they are in EPEL - 389-console, 389-admin, etc.

> It is usable but would be harder to manage without additional tools.
>
>>
>> --Roman
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