[K12OSN] Question regarding LDAP

[cliebow at downeast.net]

Shawn: let me just ask if you need to chop up your sers by school and by
class of graduation..This is what i been working on eith my scripts..got a
minmal machine to experiment with??chuck
> I have been "gonna" install LDAP in our district for 2 years now, but  
> I've always stuck with NIS, because it *just works*  -- the new LDAP  
> scripts I've heard about, do they really make it not-too-difficult to  
> set up LDAP authentication that allows users to change passwords, etc?
> 
> Since it's summer, I want to reconfigure lots of things, and having a  
> centralized addressbook would be a nice add-on feature.  I'll admit,  
> I'm hesitant to leave the security of NIS, but I think it might be  
> the right time to make the switch.
> 
> I don't really need to have windows active directory compatibility  
> (thanks to pgina!) -- but there might be other reasons that make it  
> worth while.
> 
> Lastly, does any one know if ipcop/dansguardian combination will  
> authenticate against an openLDAP server?
> 
> Thanks again,
> -Shawn
> 
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