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Re: ni_setpassword() and ni_setuser() authentication

At 3:24 PM -0400 7/25/03, m31 wrote:
Can someone explain in summary the difference between LDAP and
OpenDirectory, if there is one other than features?

Open Directory is a product marketing term encompassing Apple's Directory Services architecture. Depending on who you talk to this includes:

DirectoryService
lookupd
DirectoryService plugins
the open Directory API
Apple's Password Server
Apple's OpenLDAP-based directory server
netinfo

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 >Re: ni_setpassword() and ni_setuser() authentication (From: "m31" <email@hidden>)
 >Re: ni_setpassword() and ni_setuser() authentication (From: James Quick <email@hidden>)
 >Re: ni_setpassword() and ni_setuser() authentication (From: "m31" <email@hidden>)



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