Information about starting and operating an ISP or corporate Intranet using Linux servers.

LDAP Server

I recently took a look at the available LDAP servers for Linux and came up with this list:

  • 389DS (aka CentOS DS or Red Hat DS)
  • ApacheDS
  • CA Directory
  • Corendal
  • FreeIPA
  • IBM Tivoli Directory Server
  • Mandriva Directory Server
  • Novell eDirectory
  • OpenDS
  • OpenLDAP
  • Oracle Internet Directory
  • Red Hat Directory Server
  • SIDVault
  • Symlabs Virtual Directory Server
  • Sun Directory Server Enterprise Edition
  • UnboundID Directory Server

My favourites are OpenLDAP and ApacheDS. OpenDS also seems to have promise.

A brief comparison of the above (I'll turn the list into a table) and some configuration tips that I learnt for OpenLDAP and ApacheDS will be forthcoming.

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