[COLUG] Linux nss_ldap on eDirectory

[talin at ilive4code.net]

I am working on a project to move accounts, groups, netgroups, etc..
(RFC2307 items) into Novell's eDirectory.

Things are a little different from OpenLDAP which I'm use to, such as
permissions and ldif file formats, but I've been able to figure things
out.  My work is posted here for anyone else having to go down this road:
http://www.ilive4unix.net/doku.php/notes/sec/edirectory

There are two questions I have yet to get answered:

1.) User accounts will be integrated into eDirectory's existing user
accounts, but what about groups?  Do they integrate somewhere, or do I
place the unix groups wherever I like.

2.) What about performance?  How many Unix clients can an eDirectory
support?  What is an acceptable response time limit for pulling say
passwd?

 Local:
  time getent passwd
  ...
  real    0m0.078s
  user    0m0.004s
  sys     0m0.004s

How does response time scale as servers are added and as the passwd list
grows?

Travis Sidelinger
Systems Admin
Columbus Metropolitan Library