Client Software

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Interacting with the 389 Directory Server is a matter of making use of one the following:

Software Development Kits

LDAP SDK packages designed for your language of choice that you could use for your application:

• LDAP C SDK
• LDAP Java SDK
• PerLDAP
• Net::LDAP
• Python LDAP
• PHP LDAP

Operating Systems

Direct integration into the operating system.

• Red Hat Login

Tools

We don’t advocate the use of any one of these tools over another. It is up to the individual to determine the utility of a given tool.

General LDAP Browsing and Administration Tools

Command Line Tools

• fdstools.pm (Perl Net::LDAP) - configure and monitor replication with encryption across several servers
  • Read here for more information

Web LDAP Clients

• phpLDAPAdmin (PHP)
• web2ldap (Python)

GUI LDAP Clients

• Directory Administrator (GTK)
• GQ (GTK)
• JXplorer (Java)
• Luma (PyQt)

Commercial GUI LDAP Clients

• LDAP Admin Tool
• LDAPBrowser (Windows only)

Migration Tools

• Migration To LDAP tools (Perl)

Interoperability

• pGina provides a way to make Windows login use an LDAP server (Unmaintained as of September, 2008)

Tools provided by the Fedora Directory Server

• Administrative Tasks
  • Management Console
  • Admin Guide
• Editing & Browsing LDAP Entries
  • ldapsearch Search an LDAP server
  • ldapmodify Modify entries in an LDAP server
  • ldapdelete Remove entries from an LDAP server
• Export & Import LDAP Databases
  • [dsctl db2ldif](http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/dir-server/cli/scripts.htm#pgfId-23620) Export database contents to LDIF
  • [dsctl ldif2db](http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/dir-server/cli/scripts.htm#pgfId-23739) Import database contents from LDIF
• Backup & Restore
  • bak2db Restore database from backup
  • db2bak Create backup of database