13.9. Additional Resources

More information concerning LDAP is available. Please review these sources, especially the OpenLDAP website and the LDAP HOWTO, before configuring LDAP on your system.

13.9.1. Installed Documentation

LDAP man pages — The ldap man page provides a good introduction to LDAP. Man pages also exist for the various LDAP daemons and utilities.
/usr/share/docs/openldap-<versionnumber> — Contains a general README document and miscellaneous information.

13.9.2. Useful Websites

http://www.openldap.org/ — Home of the OpenLDAP Project. This website contains a wealth of information about configuring OpenLDAP.
http://www.redhat.com/mirrors/LDP/HOWTO/LDAP-HOWTO.html — An older, but still relevant LDAP HOWTO.
http://www.padl.com/ — Developers of nss_ldap and pam_ldap, among other useful LDAP tools.
http://www.kingsmountain.com/ldapRoadmap.shtml — Jeff Hodges' LDAP Road Map contains links to several useful FAQs and emerging news concerning the LDAP protocol.
http://www.webtechniques.com/archives/2000/05/wilcox — A useful look at managing groups in LDAP.
http://www.ldapman.org/articles — Articles that offer a good introduction to LDAP, including methods to design a directory tree and customizing directory structures.

13.9.3. Related Books

Implementing LDAP by Mark Wilcox; Wrox Press, Inc.
Understanding and Deploying LDAP Directory Services by Tim Howes et al.; Macmillan Technical Publishing