CentOS - Jun 2021 - EL8: openldap-servers migration to 389

Hey all,

in preparation to migrate an EL7 server I noticed that the
openldap-servers package is not shipped in EL8 anymore.

Is it possible to operate 389-ds as standalone ldap server? I am
asking this for the context of CentOS Linux because I read somewhere
that 389-ds is mainly used for RHDS only and unsure now about
the possibilities to substitute openldap-servers/slapd ...

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Thanks
Leon

On 21/6/2021 3:16 ?.?., Leon Fauster via CentOS wrote:
> Hey all,
>
> in preparation to migrate an EL7 server I noticed that the
> openldap-servers package is not shipped in EL8 anymore.
>
> Is it possible to operate 389-ds as standalone ldap server? I am
> asking this for the context of CentOS Linux because I read somewhere
> that 389-ds is mainly used for RHDS only and unsure now about
> the possibilities to substitute openldap-servers/slapd ...
I suggest you to use OpenLDAP packages from here:

    https://ltb-project.org/download

Alternatively, you could use:

    https://symas.com/symas-providing-openldap-support-redhat-installed-systems/

We have been using ltb-project packages and they work flawlessly for 
many years (since CentOS 6).

Cheers,
Nick