Light Weight Directory Access Prortocal

[Sanjay Bahrani]

Hi there
Where Coulid I get any Informative Stuff for the LDAP (Light Weight Directory Access Protocal, used for the Novel/Netscape Directory Services). If you know pleaze let me know as early as possible.
If Possible do give me the information where I couuld possibly find the Sample Code for the same.

[ken chou]

How is LDAP related with Java technology?
[This message has been edited by ken chou (edited April 17, 2001).]

[Sanjay Bahrani]

Hi there,
You had asked me How is LDAP related with Java Technology?
What I know about LDAP is that Ldap relates with Java Tech. in a way as we use JDBC-ODBC for connecting to the Database, In a Similar way when one wants to access the Information that is with your System Directory Services(like accessing information from Database) we use LDAP protocal, that is what i can tell you at this moment cauze I am also looking for the more Information.

[Rahul Mahindrakar]

check out this PDF from IBM about understanding LDAP.
here

[Surya Bahadur]

Hi
LDAP(Light Weight Directory Access) protocal is used to access the directory server for example Netscape Directory Server and JNDI is the API provided by SUN to access these directory services which is irrespective of the vendor providing the directory server,for example if you use JNDI and write Java program to access the info from Netscape Directory Server then the same program will work for example with IBM or Lotus directory server.The tutorial on JNDI is available free for download from javasoft.com.
Surya

[Anil Vupputuri]

Resources on ldap,
One,
Two
Anil
[This message has been edited by Anil Vupputuri (edited April 17, 2001).]

[Sanjay Bahrani]

Hi Surya,
Thankz for sending me the reply on LDAP.
Your Reply was:
LDAP(Light Weight Directory Access) protocal is used to access the directory server for example Netscape Directory Server and JNDI is the API provided by SUN to access these directory services which is irrespective of the vendor providing the directory server,for example if you use JNDI and write Java program to access the info from Netscape Directory Server then the same program will work for example with IBM or Lotus directory server.The tutorial on JNDI is available free for download from javasoft.com.
I want some more Information or related stuff on LDAP if You had Plz. Reply me as early as possible....

[Sanjay Bahrani]

hi Anil,
Thankz fro sending me the availble resources on LDAP & JNDI, if u find more plz. let me know...
Regards

[Surya Bahadur]

Hey Sanjay
If you want to really start working on LDAP then first of all you need to download a directory server and the one which is available for download is Netscape Directory Server,it is quite user friendly and there is a lot of documentation available for this particular directory server.You can download it from netscape site,if you are in US then its ok the download may be faster but if you are in india then its better to start the download during the night time so that it will be faster.The file size would be about 33MB.After getting used to the directory server then you can start using java programs to talk to it.Fortunately SUN provides the JNDI Tutorial free for download the link is http://java.sun.com/products/jndi/docs.html#TUTORIAL.
It is really an excellent resource and if you go through the whole book then i guarentee that i would be the one taking advice from you regarding LDAP and JNDI.All the best.
Surya

[Sanjay Bahrani]

Hi Surya,
Hey thankz for giving me the resources on LDAP/JNDI, it will be quite helpful.
It seeme you had worked with LDAP or you are working on it.
Thankz