For OpenLDAP alternatives, use a staged directory and test dependent applications before moving production identities.
- Export a sample of users, groups, attributes, and nested memberships.
- Recreate bind, search, password-change, and account-disable flows.
- Verify TLS, access control, audit logs, and replication behavior.
- Test applications that depend on exact distinguished names or schema fields.
- Plan password migration and a rollback route that does not weaken security.
A successful user import does not prove sign-in and authorization work. Validate each relying application with separate test accounts.
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