Re: What is LDAP and is it useful on home network FC5?

Keith Keller <kkeller-usenet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
news:oqe814xdv9.ln2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:

[snip]

One common use in a linux context is to use an LDAP server
as an authentication server for workstation logins. LDAP
combined with NFS can provide for common userids, passwords,
and home directories across machines. So, if you have more
than one or two machines on your home network, and more than
one or two users, LDAP might be helpful for you. The most
common implementation that comes with distros is OpenLDAP,
www.openldap.org.

--keith

Thanks Keith.

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