LDAP in the Enterprise

• Can be leveraged as a global replacement for NIS, passwd, shadow, group, aliases, smbpasswd

• Unifies multiple enterprise data sources into one centralized directory storing information such as

  • accounts and passwords
  • e-mail, telephone, and other contact info
  • computers, printers, and other network devices
  • groups of people or objects
  • network services and hosts

• Provides a valuable data integration and reporting tool