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Re: Directory Service

From: Frank <fvanbortel_at_netscape.net>
Date: Thu, 03 Apr 2003 22:14:21 +0200
Message-ID: <3E8C961D.6000704@netscape.net>


Harro Nehlsen wrote:
> "Daniel Roy" <danielroy10_at_hotmail.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:1b061893.0304021804.1fb4c0c4_at_posting.google.com...
>

>>The directory service is not something that you can just use "on the
>>fly". It needs proper setup and configuration. The only doc I ever saw
>>about it is the "Directory Service Integration and Deployment Guide"
>>on tahiti.oracle.com.
>>It's only 5 chapters long, and I'm therefore sure it won't be a big
>>deal for you to go through it.
>>
>>Daniel

>
>
> Thanx,
>
> first I read that one allright, but, what I don't get straight is the
> directory
> "thing" a server that runs on the machine or do I have to have a running
> LDAP-server somewhere. Whenever I run the net configuration assistant
> I get to the point 'enter servername and port' but there has to be some
> server running. I understood the whole thing that along with the oracle 9i
> database there comes some sort of a "LDAP" server.
>
> Please correct me when I'm wrong
>
> Harro, :-)
>
>

You're right - I think... LDAP is nothing more than some tables, and a process that will respond to LDAP requests with data, queries from those tables. And a special user, of course.
In a nutshell, that's it.

-- 
Regards, Frank van Bortel
Received on Thu Apr 03 2003 - 14:14:21 CST

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