Sybase DC35823-01-1500-04 manual For a list of attributes, Lists the Sybase Ldap directory entries

CHAPTER 6 Using the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol as a Directory Service

• A network-based alternative to the traditional Sybase interfaces file

• A single, hierarchical view of information, including users, software, resources, networks, files, and so on

Table 6-1 highlights the differences between the Sybase interfaces file and an

LDAP server.

			Table 6-1: interfaces file versus LDAP directory services
	interfaces file			Directory services
	Platform-specific			Platform-independent
	Specific to each Sybase installation			Centralized and hierarchical
	Contains separate master and query entries			One entry for each server that is accessed by both clients and servers
	Cannot store metadata about the server			Stores metadata about the server
			LDAP directory services support more attributes than the Sybase interfaces
			file. These attributes can include server version, server status, and so on. See
			Table 6-2 for a list of attributes.
			Note LDAP is only supported with reentrant libraries. You must use isql_r,
			instead of isql, when connecting to a server using LDAP directory services.
			Table 6-2 lists the Sybase LDAP directory entries.
			Table 6-2: Sybase LDAP directory definitions
Attribute name		Value type		Description
ditbase		interfaces file		DIT base for object tree. If the libtcl.cfg file is specified, the
		or libtcl.cfg		interfaces file is ignored. The libtcl.cfg file can be overridden with
				ct_con_prop() for a specified connection.
dn		Character		Distinguished name. Must be unique name that identifies the object.
		string
sybaseVersion		Integer		Server version number.
sybaseServername		Character		Server name.
		string
sybaseService		Character		Service type: Sybase Adaptive Server, or Sybase SQL Server.
		string
sybaseStatus		Integer		Status: 1 = Active, 2 = Stopped, 3 = Failed, 4 = Unknown.

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