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Can I replace Sleepycat with Oracle, or Postgres, etc.?

April 26, 2017Oracle Postgres replace sleepycat

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Can I replace Sleepycat with Oracle, or Postgres, etc.?

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There are two ways to do this. The first way is to write a Data Interoperability plug-in that intercepts LDAP operations and forwards them to the desired database. The second way is to write a Database plug-in. The first method is much easier, but it doesn’t provide hooks for import/export/backup/restore/replication, which is fine for many applications where you just need to put an LDAP front-end on an existing data store. The second method is much more involved, but gives you full control over your data store through the directory server. The ldbm (no relation anymore) and the chaining database plug-ins are examples of Database plug-ins. See Plugins for more information about plug-ins.