Hello monks,

I need to implement a web-based system for maintaining a LDAP database. The functionality is fairly straightforward: add user, delete user, show all users, and modify user record (along with several fields per user).

I plan on implementing it with Perl scripts and simple web pages. I know which Perl modules to use: LDAP, CGI, HTTP, etc. But, I don't know if I should start from scratch, or use an existing implementation as a starting point, or even, if there are complete solutions readily available in open source form. I'm sure this has been done before many many times. Does anyone have suggestions?

Jim

Update 1: This will be used by people other than myself, and they will be non-tech people. However, it will be a fairly small group of people (one or two) and they will be trained how to use it, and they will be using it repeatedly. So it won't matter if the user interface isn't highly self-explanatory.

In reply to Web-based LDAP User Accounts System by James Board

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