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OpenLDAP 2.1 README
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For a description of what this distribution contains, see the
ANNOUNCEMENT file in this directory. For a description of
changes from previous releases, see the CHANGES file in this
directory.
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This is 2.1 release. 2.1 releases includes significant changes
from prior releases.
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REQUIRED SOFTWARE
Build OpenLDAP requires a number of software packages to be
preinstalled. Additional information regarding prerequisite
software can be found in the OpenLDAP Administrator's Guide.
Base system (libraries and tools):
Standard C compiler (required)
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Cyrus SASL 1.5.x or 2.1.3+ (recommended)
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OpenSSL 0.9 (recommended)
POSIX REGEX software (required)
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SLAPD:
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BDB backend requires Sleepycat Berkeley DB 4.1
LDBM backend requires a compatible database manager
[Berkeley DB, GDBM, etc.]
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SLURPD:
LTHREAD compatible thread package
[POSIX threads, Mach Cthreads, select others]
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CLIENTS/CONTRIB ware:
Depends on package. See per package README.
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MAKING AND INSTALLING THE DISTRIBUTION
Please see the INSTALL file for basic instructions. More
detailed instructions can be found in the OpenLDAP
Admnistrator's Guide (see DOCUMENTATION section).
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DOCUMENTATION
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There are man pages for most programs in the distribution and
routines in the various libraries. See ldap(3) for details.
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The OpenLDAP website is available and contains the latest LDAP
news, releases announcements, pointers to other LDAP resources,
etc.. It is located at:
http://www.OpenLDAP.org/
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The OpenLDAP Administrator's Guide and other documentation
is available at:
http://www.openldap.org/doc/
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The OpenLDAP Software FAQ is available at:
http://www.openldap.org/faq/index.cgi
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SUPPORT / FEEDBACK / PROBLEM REPORTS / DISCUSSIONS
OpenLDAP is user supported. If you have problems, please
review the OpenLDAP FAQ <http://www.openldap.org/faq/> and
archives of the OpenLDAP-software and OpenLDAP-bugs mailing
lists <http://www.openldap.org/lists/>. If you cannot find
the answer, please enquire on the OpenLDAP-software list.
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Issues, such as bug reports, should be reported using our
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our Issue Tracking System <http://www.OpenLDAP.org/its/> or
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by sending mail to <OpenLDAP-its@OpenLDAP.org>. Do not use
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this system for software enquiries. Please direct these
to an appropriate mailing list.
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CONTRIBUTING
See http://www.openldap.org/devel/contributing.html for how to
contribute code or documentation to OpenLDAP. Use the Issue Tracking
System <http://www.openldap.org/its/> to submit contributions.
While you are encouraged to coordinate and discuss the development
activities on the openldap-devel@openldap.org mailing list prior
to submission, it is noted that contributions must be submitted
using the Issue Tracking System to be considered.
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