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Other LDAP services then AD????

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by charles

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Hello,
I'm just thinking that if I implement the same (or similar) schema model as Active Directory on another LDAP server (let's say iPlanet Directory service) could I use this LDAP server instead of Domain Controller in the AD??? Let's say I manually put the location in the DNS of "DC" _LDAP.site. etc, so that clients can find my iPlanet LDAP server and let say that it support Kerberos authentication, could this work??? Could Win2K Pro users get validated and authenticated by a iPlanetLDAP server??

Charles

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by syke

Hello Charles,

I really want to say yes. What you are saying makes sense, but to be honest with you, I don't know how many people have actually tried it yet . As I say, what you say makes sense, but there could be an underlying issue of trust that I'm not aware of. I really hope that you can answer this one for me actually! I am not in a position (no current need or spare equipment) to test it, but I think you are. The logic is sound, and thats the best answer I can give. Now that you've brought it up though, there is a list of 3rd party LDAP services that MS AD will communicate with on the MS tech site, but the very concept of LDAP says it should. I'm dragging this out - the answer is yes it should work. If you run into problems, they may not be blockers, just stumblers, and maybe I can help you sort through it. Good Luck!

Syke

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