On Wed, 2004-07-28 at 05:47 -0400, Steve Brenneis wrote: > Without detouring off-topic too far, in certain situations, LDAP > configuration allows for consistency that may be critical. For instance, > in some parallel and clustered systems that share resources like file > systems, memory, and even process space, identical configuration of > users, groups, and other details is essential. > > So, for instance, if you are the SA running a 30 node cluster, and you > have to deal with a local registry, you now have to duplicate everything > you do across 30 nodes. Whereas, with LDAP configuration, you perform > the action once. Fewer chances to get it wrong, fewer chances to do > injury to critical enterprise components. Yes, this gives you a single > point of failure, but if this becomes difficult, then you simply run > slurpd on a backup system and in the event of a failure, you need only > change one config file on all your systems and you are back up and > running again. > > That's just one example. I'm sure there are more. While I agree LDAP has its place in centrally administered scenarios, I don't think this is valid for FC. Fedora is aimed at the desktop, not at the data center.
