Node Director

Node Director is an innovative system management software designed for easy and centralized user and host management in small to medium-sized Unix / Linux / (Windows) system environments. Although the Director is primarily designed for Linux systems, it works on most Unix systems with limited functionality for Windows machines.

One of the requirements for Node Director is that it needs an LDAP-accessible database engine, such as OpenLDAP or SUN / Netscape Directory Server. The Director has been successfully tested with Sun Java System Directory Server 5.2. Other directory servers that implement LDAP v2 or v3 and allow custom schema extensions can also be used. The development team uses OpenLDAP for the Director.

Node Director stores its information via LDAP in RFC-compliant objects. It is not designed to be a mere frontend for editing data in LDAP accessible directory trees. With Node Director, you will never have to worry about LDAP-specific things like attributes, DNs, object classes, and more (unless you want to, of course). Instead, you will work with lists (e.g., of users) and forms (e.g., a single user account).

Despite its capabilities, the data is stored in an LDAP tree. The Director includes several methods of updating name services like DNS, the system password/account database, Samba, and others, but clients can also directly bind via LDAP to the data store and access account / host records (e.g. via nss_ldap).

Overall, Node Director is an excellent option for system administrators looking for an easy and user-friendly way to manage centralized user and host management in their small to medium Unix / Linux / (Windows) system environments. Its intuitive interface and robust functionality make it a must-have for any tech-savvy IT professional.