LDAP Tools/OpenLDAP HowTo
From Authentication Tools for Joomla! (JAuthTools)
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This is a step by step how to on how to get OpenLDAP installed and running as an authentication source for Joomla!.
OpenLDAP is a free, open source implementation of the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) which is often bundled with many Linux distributions. In this case we'll be using the Debian Etch distribution to install and configure OpenLDAP. Apologies for anything that might be specific to Debian.
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