dsimportexport limits?

[mkalien]

Does anyone know if dsimportexport has a limit on the number of users it can import at once? I haven’t been able to find any official information from Apple. We’ve got a 62,000 user import we’re trying to do (yes, 62K!). I have not been successfull in getting all users imported. We don’t get an error or anything. Currently, I am using a perl script to parse the import file and do it one user at a time, but it would be nice to know what dsimportexport can actually do.

Basically, we’re trying to create a Directory that is synced with our MS-SQL database. The MS-SQL database already has user names, id numbers, passwords, email addresses, phone numbers, etc. It’s used for our online portal for students, staff, and faculty.

In an attempt to get one password for everyone, we want to sync that data to an LDAP server and start moving our other services (VPN, PPP, email, lab logins) to authenticate from the LDAP server.

[mkalien]

As long as the password isn’t stored as clear text. That’s what’s been dictated to me. Is it possible to use ldif files and still have the password stored with some sort of encryption/hash?

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