I just tried the install on a live LDAP directory master. Consequently, I lost slapd and could no longer gain super user authority due to the fact that login information and passwords are in the LDAP database.

When I sort everything out I will report back my findings. If you have clue, let me know. I think I want to run the Address Book LDAP server on a different port from the Mac OS X LDAP server.

1. If you are already using the "Directory Master", make a backup before installing ABXLDAP.

2. If your account is not local to the server, make it so before attempting to reconfigure the LDAP server. (Use the Systern Preferences->Accounts if your account is "network" you will lose sudo privs if the ldap server goes away.)

3. The ABX install instructions will make your Open Directory inaccessible. I haven't gotten LDAP back to the way it was yet, so I can't give you details.

I am hopeful ABX will help us sort out our shared address book problems. I've had nothing but headaches with iSync (but that's another post all together).


Bon Chance!