Enable services to leverage a directory infrastructure

Registered by Mathias Gug

how can service X leverage a directory infrastructure? what kind of functionality could be centralized? what type of information can be centralized? which tools currently exist to manage that information?

List of services to look at:
ntp
kerberos
dns
dhcp
ldap
email search
printing
sending email (smtp)
receiving email (imap, pop)
file serving
http service
file transfer service
database

Blueprint information

Status:
Not started
Approver:
Rick Clark
Priority:
Undefined
Drafter:
None
Direction:
Needs approval
Assignee:
None
Definition:
Drafting
Series goal:
None
Implementation:
Unknown
Milestone target:
None

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Discussion and proposal moved to the Specification wiki page.

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