Re: DBIS commentary
Jordan Brown <[email protected]> Thu, 3 Dec 2015 09:00:24 -0800
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On 12/3/2015 2:35 AM, Bannister, Mark wrote:
>
>> It doesn't look like you've got 4876 completely covered, though. Attr=
ibute=20
>> mapping is only one of the things it does - it also tells the clients =
which=20
>> servers to connect to and what authentication schemes to use. If you'=
re=20
>> replacing 4876, there should be a plan for replacing that capability.
>
> Yes I=E2=80=99ve not quite understood that. You need to configure the =
client to talk to=20
> an LDAP server, in order
>
> to obtain a profile that tells it to talk to a different LDAP server in=
stead. =20
> Why would you not just
>
> configure the client to talk to the correct LDAP server in the first pl=
ace? =20
> Please explain the use-case.
>
Centralized reconfiguration. Your initial configuration is a bootstrap; =
after=20
that, changes in the profile can direct you to use new sets of servers as=
existing=20
servers are replaced. Similarly, if you've got PKI or Kerberos infrastru=
cture in=20
place, the profile can tell you to start using it.
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<div class=3D"moz-cite-prefix">On 12/3/2015 2:35 AM, Bannister, Mark
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<blockquote type=3D"cite">It doesn't look like you've got 4876
completely covered, though.=C2=A0 Attribute mapping is only one=
of
the things it does - it also tells the clients which servers
to connect to and what authentication schemes to use.=C2=A0 If
you're replacing 4876, there should be a plan for replacing
that capability.</blockquote>
<o:p></o:p>
<p class=3D"MsoPlainText">Yes I=E2=80=99ve not quite understood t=
hat.=C2=A0 You
need to configure the client to talk to an LDAP server, in
order<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoPlainText">to obtain a profile that tells it to
talk to a different LDAP server instead.=C2=A0 Why would you no=
t
just<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoPlainText">configure the client to talk to the
correct LDAP server in the first place?=C2=A0 Please explain th=
e
use-case.<o:p></o:p></p>
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Centralized reconfiguration.=C2=A0 Your initial configuration is a
bootstrap; after that, changes in the profile can direct you to use
new sets of servers as existing servers are replaced.=C2=A0 Similarly=
, if
you've got PKI or Kerberos infrastructure in place, the profile can
tell you to start using it.<br>
<br>
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