Grouper Users - Open Discussion List

[Tom Barton <>]

<taking this to just the grouper-users list>



Kathryn Huxtable wrote:
> 1) can we run multiple copies of ldappc to provision two separate
> directories, e.g. a SunJava directory server for most uses and an Active
> Directory server for our Exchange distribution lists? Will they collide in
> any way?
>
> I guess I'm asking how ldappc knows that a change has occurred in Grouper or
> Signet.

Ldappc essentially computes a logical diff between the groups, 
memberships, and permissions selected from the grouper and signet 
databases and those that are in the configured schema and DIT areas in 
the target directory. It makes no change whatsoever to the grouper or 
signet databases.

> 2) Are there any plans for a JDBC source connector configuration in this? We
> don't generally use JNDI for our sources. We *can*, but I'm not sure why
> we'd want to.

No. We focused specifically on ldap since that covers the largest number 
of potential deployments.

The ldappc code might give you a leg up, though, on building a 
provisioning connector for some other target technology. It's 
architected with pieces that face grouper & signet and separate pieces 
that face the target. You might be able to reuse the former and the 
overall application architecture.