"It sounds like your real problem is getting AD to play nice with LDAP clients. The reason that Microsoft clients integrate "seamlessly" with AD is that they use some funky proprietary directory protocol, whereas everything else (Linux, Mac, etc.) speaks straight LDAP."
You couldn't be more wrong. Active Directory has two interfaces: LDAP and ADSI. LDAP works just like any other server such as Novell eDirectory, Oracle Internet Directory or Sun iPlanet Directory Server. The ADSI part is another piece that works better talking to other Microsoft clients utilizing some domain controller functions in the directory.
Microsoft has recently announced that they'll be strengthening their LDAP support:
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,667380,00.asp
The problem with AD traditionally has been Microsoft has chosen to deviate from the norm like inetOrgPerson and created new classes with very similar attributes. Getting LDAP clients to work with AD as it is pretty easy.
Justin Harvey
Apple releases "Apple/Windows" FAQ. Since after all, Gates did steal GUI technology from Sculley. But I guess you can go back one step further......Xerox released Xerox/MacOS FAQ.
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"It sounds like your real problem is getting AD to play nice with LDAP clients. The reason that Microsoft clients integrate "seamlessly" with AD is that they use some funky proprietary directory protocol, whereas everything else (Linux, Mac, etc.) speaks straight LDAP." You couldn't be more wrong. Active Directory has two interfaces: LDAP and ADSI. LDAP works just like any other server such as Novell eDirectory, Oracle Internet Directory or Sun iPlanet Directory Server. The ADSI part is another piece that works better talking to other Microsoft clients utilizing some domain controller functions in the directory. Microsoft has recently announced that they'll be strengthening their LDAP support: http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,667380,00.asp
The problem with AD traditionally has been Microsoft has chosen to deviate from the norm like inetOrgPerson and created new classes with very similar attributes. Getting LDAP clients to work with AD as it is pretty easy.
Justin Harvey
or cutting someone's hand off.
Apple releases "Apple/Windows" FAQ. Since after all, Gates did steal GUI technology from Sculley. But I guess you can go back one step further... ...Xerox released Xerox/MacOS FAQ.
if the system is automated, who maintains the automated system and makes sure it's running smoothly? =D