Fedora directory users - Jul 2006 - Any recommendation for a decent up to date LDAP book?

Chun Tat David Chu wrote:
> I would like to learn more about the LDAP, but a lot of the book I found 
> on amazon.com <http://amazon.com> are more than 2-3 years old.  I am 
> afraid they''re out of date.
> 
> Is there any good books that you guys would like to suggest?  I am 
> interested in in-depth LDAP explaination/usages/design/schema design.
> I don''t really want to be product specific because the last 2
years, we
> already switched 3 directory server.  From Sun DS to OpenLDAP to Fedora DS.
What makes you assume that because a book is 3 years old that it''s 
outdated? The LDAP standard hasn''t changed since 1997; it''s
still at
version 3.

"Understanding and Deploying LDAP Directory Services" is still the
best
book you could hope to read.


--
mike

I would like to learn more about the LDAP, but a lot of the book I found on
amazon.com are more than 2-3 years old.  I am afraid they''re out of
date.

Is there any good books that you guys would like to suggest?  I am
interested in in-depth LDAP explaination/usages/design/schema design.
I don''t really want to be product specific because the last 2 years, we
already switched 3 directory server.  From Sun DS to OpenLDAP to Fedora DS.

Thanks in advance!

David

[Top Post]

I second that.  "Understanding and Deploying LDAP Directory Services"
is a VERY
rich text that covers pretty much everything from A-Z.  I don''t know
which edition
is out now, but I have the 2nd edition, and it covers the basics as well as
product-specific stuff.  I had also purchased another book, "LDAP
Directories
Explained" (Arkills, Addison Wesley), but it was awful in comparison.

Michael


On Wed, 5 Jul 2006, Mike Jackson wrote:

| Chun Tat David Chu wrote:
| > I would like to learn more about the LDAP, but a lot of the book I found
on
| > amazon.com <http://amazon.com> are more than 2-3 years old.  I am
afraid
| > they''re out of date.
| > 
| > Is there any good books that you guys would like to suggest?  I am
| > interested in in-depth LDAP explaination/usages/design/schema design.
| > I don''t really want to be product specific because the last 2
years, we
| > already switched 3 directory server.  From Sun DS to OpenLDAP to Fedora
DS.
| 
| What makes you assume that because a book is 3 years old that it''s
outdated?
| The LDAP standard hasn''t changed since 1997; it''s still at
version 3.
| 
| "Understanding and Deploying LDAP Directory Services" is still the
best book
| you could hope to read.
| 
| 
| --
| mike
| 
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On 7/5/06, Michael Chang <miranda@syndetic.org>
wrote:
> [Top Post]
>
> I second that.  "Understanding and Deploying LDAP Directory
Services" is a VERY
> rich text that covers pretty much everything from A-Z.
I third the recommendation.  The example directory used in the text is
the Netscape Directory Server, which is what FDS is based on, so a lot
of the server-specific stuff in the book is still applicable (like the
ACI chapter, which I found very helpful).

The FDS PDF manuals are also very detailed, although a bit obtuse from
time to time.
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Thanks guys...

Looks like "Understanding and Deploying LDAP Directory Services" is
the
winner.  I''ll try out that book!



On 7/5/06, Ben Steeves <ben.steeves@gmail.com>
wrote:
>
> On 7/5/06, Michael Chang <miranda@syndetic.org> wrote:
> > [Top Post]
> >
> > I second that.  "Understanding and Deploying LDAP Directory
Services" is
> a VERY
> > rich text that covers pretty much everything from A-Z.
>
> I third the recommendation.  The example directory used in the text is
> the Netscape Directory Server, which is what FDS is based on, so a lot
> of the server-specific stuff in the book is still applicable (like the
> ACI chapter, which I found very helpful).
>
> The FDS PDF manuals are also very detailed, although a bit obtuse from
> time to time.
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