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LDAP Tools - Where are they?

Posted by Cliff on from the an-empty-toolbox-is-useless dept.

fixe asks: "I have spent the last few months up to my eyeballs in LDAP. While I am still hopeful of what LDAP can bring to the table I am admittedly disappointed in the tools, support and documentation surrounding the standard. I have been successful at creating and populating an LDAP directory and even authenticating against it, however I cannot find decent replacements for useradd, userdel, usermod, passwd, etc. Nor have I found any decent LDAP editors or browsers (preferably console or web-based). I am hoping that the Slashdot crowd might be able to shed some light on the subject. Are there any LDAP veterans out there who can reccommend any tools? What is the best way to maintain system account synchronization with an LDAP directory? Or perhaps, is there a more attractive alternative to LDAP?"

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  1. wp by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    wank post. i like toast

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    1. Re:http://goatse.cx by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Please excuse my poor linking. It has recently come to my attention that there exists a website which purports to contain a picture of a man stretching his anus to absurd purportions. This website, available for viewing at the URL http://goatse.cx is hereby recommended. Thank you for your attention.

  3. libnss-ldap by coyote-san · · Score: 4, Offtopic

    Have you looked at libnss-ldap? Install that, set up your /etc/nsswitch.conf file to refer to ldap in addition to your other resources, and all well-behaved programs (re: that use the NSS routines in glibc instead of attempting to modify /etc/whatever directly) should update the LDAP records.

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    For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong. -- H L Mencken
  4. Re:Directories are dead in the water by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I love how the trolls have learned to mod each other up.

    Slashdot -- building the better troll.

  5. Re:Hey Rubin cock sucker. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Scary thought there. Who should he sue? The AC troll, slashdot or RIT or just shoot himself for being so lame. People!

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  7. Metamoderation by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    It has come to my attention that currently choosing not to metamoderate (pretty much the same as "watching your neighbour for any suspicious activity for the government") means that you are not eligible for carrying out any actual moderation.

    Moderation is censorship. This just makes it worse.

  8. Re:Hey Rubin cock sucker. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    OK! AM curious, I know that's some crypt. But what is it? I have been following you around on /. for a month now, Have no clue what you and others are talking, execpt this encryption. What the hell is this dudes? Care to let me on the secret? (i'm on OPN as leg0las.

  9. OT: Troll?! by uradu · · Score: 3, Offtopic

    What the heck's wafting through the ether around here? Moderations are getting ludicrous. While you might not value this guy's opinion, he hardly linked to goatsex or anything. Some other posts in this thread also got modded Offtopic and Flamebait while being perfectly servicable posts.

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