Objective

To use LDAP libraries to build a Win32 client-side-only application that can read NDS information.

Prerequisites

Entry level C programming skills.

An understanding of directories: classes, objects, attributes, syntaxes, values, etc. For more information, refer to Intro to NDS.

Ability to use ConsoleOne to set up trustee relationships between objects in the directory. For more information, refer to Adding your login user object as a trustee to a target object.

Ability to add LDAP authentication functionality to an application. For more information, refer to Obtaining an Authenticated Connection to NDS Using C and LDAP.

Required Items

Win32 development environment.

LDAP C SDK and documentation installed. The LDAP C SDK is available free from: http://developer.novell.com/ndk/ldap-index.htm

Novell's ConsoleOne. This is available from the standard NetWare 5 install CD.

Novell's ConsoleOne NDS administration tools. These tools are available free from: http://developer.novell.com/ndk/downloadaz.htm with a DeveloperNet subscription

Required Setup

TCP/IP network access to at least one NetWare server running LDAP Services for NDS. This is available from the standard NetWare 5 install CD.