Hi Michael,

We are an openldap shop. We use an in-house php app to manage accounts 
etc. Our ldap servers run FreeBSD, but I am in the process of migrating 
to Centos/SL servers.

I found the openldap server packages  included in RHEL5 to be out of 
date and seriously broken. Especially master-slave replication is 
impossible to get running reliably. The included Berkeley db version is 
a bit buggy too (the openldap package indludes it's own bdb version 
separate from the older one in db4.rpm)
Also, most overlays are not included in the RHEL version.

I am now maintaining my own openldap 2.3.43 rpm's. My impression is that 
RHEL is only interested in keeping the client side stable and expects 
you to run RDS for the server side.

So either go FDS or start to maintain your own openldap packages.

Roelof


Michael Mansour wrote:
> Hi,
>
> This area is quite new to me so I thought I'd ask this general question.
>
> I have a requirement where I need to setup an LDAP server and then have a web
> form available where people can fill out their details (name, address, etc)
> and have that web form effectively create an account on the LDAP server.
>
> In terms of the LDAP facility, I have previously installed and run OpenLDAP a
> few times over the times, but never in production (just to learn it). But I'm
> after some recommendations noting the requirement above.
>
> * Should I use OpenLDAP for this?
>
> * Should I use Fedora Directory Server for this?
>
> * Should I use something else for LDAP directory services?
>
> In terms of the Web form, is there anyone that knows what I can use here? like
> a current project or current piece of software (non-commercial) that does this?
>
> Thanks for any tips, recommendations and advice.
>
> Michael.
>