If your organization has more than one directory storing user information, you should consider implementing Novell DirXML®. Novell Nterprise Linux Services includes the DirXML Starter Pack, which includes support for synchronizing information held in NT Domains, Active Directory* Domains, and eDirectory trees as well as trial drivers for other directories and databases that come with the full-featured DirXML product.
Not only can you import User objects into eDirectory rather than creating them as you have in this section, but you can use DirXML to keep all the user data (including passwords) that are stored in your different databases synchronized with each other.
When data from one system changes, DirXML detects and propagates these changes to other connected systems based on the business policies you define.
The DirXML documentation includes a lab guide that you can use to learn more about the starter pack and the full-featured DirXML product. For more information, see the DirXML Starter Pack Lab Guide for Novell Nterprise Linux Services.