OpenLDAP
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
1recommend
0warn against
Dec 18, 2025first mention
Feb 18, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“I wish I could stick with LDAP forever, it just worked. But no. My first setup in 2004 was OpenLDAP all the way for every service.”
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Caveats and dissent
No one in these comments warned against it.
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Who recommends it in their own words
Threads where it came up
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All comments 3
“I run: OpenLDAP, an MIT Kerberos KDC, and a PowerDNS server.”
“opted for a stack of OpenLDAP / MIT Kerberos / PowerDNS on my "domain controllers."”
“I wish I could stick with LDAP forever, it just worked. But no. My first setup in 2004 was OpenLDAP all the way for every service.”