On Sat, 2008-01-12 at 17:49 -0600, Sean Carolan wrote: > > Just so we're clear here, you are actually trying to learn two distinct > > things simultaneously, how to use LDAP and how to use LDAP to > > authenticate. They are not the same thing. If you knew how to use LDAP, > > adding authentication to the knowledge base would be relatively trivial. > > Likewise, if you knew how to use LDAP, configuring Webmin would be > > relatively trivial. > > Thank you for the info. I understand that LDAP and authentication are > not the same thing. We use LDAP within our organization for storing > other types of data but most of the staff do not like to deal with it. > In fact some team members were opposed to using LDAP for > authentication, now I understand why! It seems to be a pain in the > ass to learn how to use and configure. > > > I can tell you that Gerald Carter's book makes the entire process > > painless but you are going to do it your way and I respect that to a > > point...but ask that you recognize that you do so at the peril of > > massive frustration. > > At this point I am leaning toward using kerberos instead. It took me > 20 minutes to get a working kerberos server installation up and > running, and I can now easily add new users and authenticate them, > manage tickets, etc. Now I understand what you meant about LDAP not > being designed for authentication. Thank you again for your time, > Craig. This was a good learning experience for me. ---- sure but for less than $20 and 2-3 hours, you can master LDAP and be the envy of all the guys in your office and the object of affection for all the ladies. ;-) kerberos is actually a more secure authentication system because passwords don't continually cross the network. Craig