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 OpenLDAP Change Log
 
+Changes included in OpenLDAP 1.2.9 Engineering
+	CVS Tag: OPENLDAP_REL_ENG_1_2
+	<<insert changes here>>
+
 Changes included in OpenLDAP 1.2.8
 	CVS Tag: OPENLDAP_REL_ENG_1_2_8
 	Fixed slapd lint