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Title: LDAP Programming, Management, and Integration by Clayton Donley ISBN: 1-930110-40-5 Publisher: Manning Publications Company Pub. Date: 30 November, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $42.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (6 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Just what I wanted
Comment: I was looking for a book that covered the basics of LDAP, went through server configuration, schema basics and best practices, and access for a scripting language (e.g. Perl.) I got what I wanted with this book, save the server configuration portion. There was some information on servers, but nothing on how to set one up or get it going. Which makes sense because each server is different, but it would have been nice to see at least one, perhaps OpenLDAP.
Chapters one and two stand out as an ideal introduction to the history of LDAP, it's current structure, and the basics of LDAP schema. Chapter nine, on accessing LDAP operational data, is excellent. The explanations are great, graphics are used effectively, and the code samples are concise.
The only two drawbacks that I can think of are the lack of a server setup and configuration chapter, and the books slight emphasis on Perl as opposed to Java. I personally like the Perl side, but I can see how some folks might prefer Java. There are a lot of Java examples, but there are more examples in Perl.
Rating: 3
Summary: Good information, annoying format
Comment: I'm waiting for a book on LDAP and directory services that believes the importance of these tools is not self-evident. When a book on this subject that persuades the reader to learn about it comes around, I'll buy two copies.
Clayton Donley, who details his involvement and contributions to the field in the introduction, is an expert; he might even be *the* expert. Certainly he's been called upon over time to promote these technologies and so has refined his understanding on many subtle issues. Thus the book has a comfortable way of introducing new terms and explains individual points well. The code examples are concise and clean. There are several instances, however, where the author assumes a point is self-explanatory when it isn't. Often the material doesn't seem to hold together for want of a short sidebar.
Some chapters seem stitched together from a collection of such notes and lack flow as well. The outline form of the chapters seems contrived, sometimes overwhelming the content. There are a fair number of forward references too, which I found very distracting. I had to use the index or google often enough that I got annoyed. A comprehensive glossary would have been really helpful.
With so many short, excerpt-like elements making up a chapter, I found it hard to focus. I wouldn't call it a promising reference either. While it is still one of the better books on LDAP I've come across, the weaknesses of make me think I won't consult it very often.
Rating: 4
Summary: Gets you up and running quickly
Comment: This has the best explanation on searching I've seen so far; with the Java examples I have already written some sophisticated code to access our LDAP servers. It's thin and to-the-point. I picked this up after reading a glowing recommendation in Dr. Dobb's.
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Title: LDAP System Administration by Gerald Carter ISBN: 1565924916 Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates Pub. Date: 20 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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Title: LDAP Directories Explained: An Introduction and Analysis by Brian Arkills ISBN: 020178792X Publisher: Addison-Wesley Pub Co Pub. Date: 20 February, 2003 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
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Title: Understanding and Deploying LDAP Directory Services (2nd Edition) by Timothy A. Howes, Mark C. Smith, Gordon S. Good, Tim Howes ISBN: 0672323168 Publisher: Addison-Wesley Pub Co Pub. Date: 02 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
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Title: LDAP Programming with Java(TM) by Rob Weltman, Tony Dahbura ISBN: 0201657589 Publisher: Addison-Wesley Pub Co Pub. Date: February, 2000 List Price(USD): $54.99 |
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Title: Active Directory, Second Edition by Alistair G. Lowe-Norris, Robbie Allen ISBN: 0596004664 Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates Pub. Date: 01 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $44.95 |
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