Using Perl to replicate between Novell E-Directory and Netscape Directory Server

[Edd D. <e.j...@de...>]

Hi,

Just an idea i'd like to run past people, and see if you think i'm barking 
up the wrong tree completely!

At work we use Novell E-Directory for all our authentication needs, and i 
have used perl-ldap for talking to and unpdating E-directory.

We have bought Cognos Impromptu Web, which for those who dont know serves 
reports via the web. Users have to log into it, and it uses Netscape 
Directory Server (which is ldap based) for user authentication... it will 
not let us use E-Directory for user authentication.

We want to be able to sync the usernames and passwords in Netscape 
Directory Server with those in Novell E-Directory using Ldap, and most 
likely perl for writing the sync-ing mechanism.

Does this seem like a reasonable proposition, and has anyone here ever had 
any experience of doing such a thing?

Thanks for your time
Edd Dawson