[ale] Low resource, easy to admin LDAP server

[Jim Kinney]

Hmm. You could do this in freeipa. It has a phone number field by default.
Plus a web gui that's easy. Create users but don't allow them access to a
machine.

On Dec 22, 2016 7:17 PM, "Alex Carver" <agcarver+ale at acarver.net> wrote:

> Need some recommendations for a very low resource LDAP server that is
> easy to configure/administer.  I was trying OpenLDAP but the lack of how
> to properly write up any LDIF files to configure and populate it just
> hurts my head.
>
> My only purpose is to provide directory services for some phones.  I
> wanted to add non-system users (just user entries) to store phone name
> and number so the phones could search the directory.  I also wanted to
> be able to easily configure things like basic authentication (e.g.
> read/query only users).  The server is inside a network so it's safe
> from prying outsiders but still wouldn't be bad to know how to properly
> set it up.
>
> Alternatively if you have knowledge of some really good OpenLDAP
> documentation for administration (the OpenLDAP page sucks) then I'd be
> glad to have that.  As an example, the page documents how to write a
> complete configuration from scratch as if it didn't exist but it doesn't
> explain or provide examples of how to make small changes (like updating
> ACLs) without changing other settings.
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