Re: Have you seen this FUD - IT pros suffer OpenLDAP configuration headaches ?

On 05/13/2014 12:55 PM, Howard Chu wrote:

LDAP administrators have to know how LDIF works anyway. LDAP administrators have to know about ldapsearch/add/modify slapadd/slapcat anyway. LDAP administrators have to know how to read schema anyway. This is, in fact, shortening the learning curve for brand new admins.

Having been exposed to OpenLDAP for the first time two and a half years ago, I can attest that this was true, at least for me. Not that it wasn't a frustrating journey.

For me, lack of _context_ surrounding for example, configuration options, was more difficult than learning LDIF, client tools or server configuration, though.

Hugs & Kisses,

Stephan