[TriLUG] Need some help with LDAP

[jason tower]

i've set up multiple clients with LDAP backends using smbldap-tools.  it 
has an option for disabling a user (smbldap-usermod -J)

jason

Brian Blater wrote:
> Hey LUGers,
> 
> I'm getting started on a Proof of Concept here at $WORK where I would
> like to show the possibility of getting rid of our MS SBS boxes and
> putting a Linux server in place to show we can have the same
> functionality etc but get more bang for the buck.
> 
> I've setup one of our Dell servers with Ubuntu Hardy Server and have
> installed DHCP, DNS, Postfix, Apache, PHP, MySQL, Samba, Webmin and
> LDAP. So far so good. I've been working on the LDAP database and
> getting everything to work with that. One issue that came up with LDAP
> is the ability to disable a user account. We don't immediately delete
> a user account, but disable it for a time and then later delete it. I
> have looked for something in LDAP to mark an account as disabled but
> for the life of me I can't find anything. My Google searches didn't
> turn up anything that logically worked (maybe I was just looking for
> the wrong terms.)
> 
> Anyways, I believe there are several of you out there that have setup
> account management using LDAP and I'm wondering how you have been able
> to disable an account? Thanks for any help you can give me as I try to
> get make Linux more visible in our organization.
> 
> Thanks,
> Brian