LDAP Services for Novell eDirectory

Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Services for Novell^® eDirectory^TM is a server application that lets LDAP clients access information stored in eDirectory. You can give different clients different levels of directory access, and you can access the directory over a secure connection. These security mechanisms let you make some types of directory information available to the public, other types available to your organization, and certain types available only to specified groups or individuals.

The directory features available to LDAP clients depend on the functionality built in to the LDAP client and the LDAP server. For example, LDAP Services for eDirectory lets LDAP clients read and write data in the eDirectory database if the client has the necessary permissions. Some clients have the capability to read and write data; others can only read directory data.

Some typical client features let clients do one or more of the following:

• Look up information about a specific person, such as an e-mail address or phone number.
• Look up information for all people with a given last name, or a last name that begins with a certain letter.
• Look up information about any eDirectory object or entry.
• Retrieve a name, e-mail address, business phone number, and home phone number.
• Retrieve a company name and city name.

The following sections provide information about LDAP services for eDirectory:

• Understanding LDAP Services for eDirectory
• Installing and Configuring LDAP Services for eDirectory
• Understanding How LDAP Works with eDirectory
• Enabling Secure LDAP Connections
• Using LDAP Tools on Linux or Solaris