Conversion Tools: LDAP

LDAP2Pass

LDAP2Pass is a script to extract user data from an LDAP directory and convert it to the standard SysV style /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow, and /etc/group.
license: GPL

ldap2nis

ldap2nis is a utility which can export data from LDAP objects to the makedbm program used to build the database files used by ypserv.

yptransitd

yptransitd is a versatile Unix daemon which provides NIS services with a modular backend interface. The current focus is the development of a backend LDAP module, providing for migration from standard NIS services to LDAP.

LDAP to DNS protocol gateway

A dns server (using the djbdns kit) that exposes part of an ldap directory using dns. This is a *live gateway* - changes are immediate as ldapdns speaks both DNS and LDAP.

web2ldap

web2ldap.py (formerly known as ldap-client-cgi.py) is a full-featured LDAP client written in Python designed to run either as a stand-alone Web gateway or as a CGI-BIN under the control of a WWW server. platform: Linux
license: GPL source: FreshMeat

MigrationTools

MigrationTools are a set of Perl scripts for migrating users, groups, aliases, hosts, netgroups, networks, protocols, RPCs, and services from existing nameservices(flat files, NIS, NIS+, and NetInfo) to LDAP.

pdb2ldif

pdb2ldif is a Perl program to read Palm .PDB Address Book files and convert them into LDAP standard .ldif files, which can then be easily added or merged into an LDAP server, or Lotus Notes/Netscape Messenger addressbook.

imsptool

imsptool is a command line tool to communicate with an IMSP server. It allows you to create, delete, import, and export address books. imsptool imports and exports using the LDIF format, which Netscape Messenger and LDAP directory servers such as OpenLDAP use directly.

LDAP Migration Tools

The LDAP MigrationTools are a set of Perl scripts for migrating users, groups, aliases, hosts, netgroups, networks, protocols, RPCs, and services from existing nameservices (flat files, NIS, and NetInfo) to LDAP.