OSS201 - Implementing a directory service with OpenLDAP

Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) is a set of opened protocols used to access information locally stored on the network.The main advantage of LDAP protocol is the possibility to centralize an organization's information. For instance, all user lists throughout the organization can be fusionned into a an LDAP directory. This directory can then be queried by all LDAP compatible applications that need that information.

This course aims at providing the knowledge to install, configure and maintain an OpenLDAP directory service