OpenLDAP 2.4 README
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.
This is 2.4 release, it includes significant changes from prior
releases.
REQUIRED SOFTWARE
Building OpenLDAP Software 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)
Cyrus SASL 2.1.21+ (recommended)
OpenSSL 0.9.7+ (recommended)
POSIX REGEX software (required)
SLAPD:
BDB and HDB backends require Oracle Berkeley DB 4.2, 4.4,
4.5, or 4.6. It is highly recommended to apply the patches
from Oracle for a given release.
CLIENTS/CONTRIB ware:
Depends on package. See per package README.
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).
DOCUMENTATION
The OpenLDAP Administrator's Guide is available in the
guide.html file in the doc/guide/admin directory. The
guide and a number of other documents are available at
<http://www.openldap.org/doc/admin/guide.html>.
The distribution also includes manual pages for most programs
and library APIs. See ldap(3) for details.
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/>.
The OpenLDAP Software FAQ is available at
<http://www.openldap.org/faq/>.
SUPPORT / FEEDBACK / PROBLEM REPORTS / DISCUSSIONS
OpenLDAP Software 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.
Issues, such as bug reports, should be reported using our our
Issue Tracking System <http://www.OpenLDAP.org/its/>. Do not
use this system for software enquiries. Please direct these
to an appropriate mailing list.
CONTRIBUTING
See <http://www.openldap.org/devel/contributing.html> for
information regarding how to contribute code or documentation
to the OpenLDAP Project for inclusion in OpenLDAP Software.
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
<http://www.openldap.org/its/> to be considered.
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All rights reserved.
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
modification, are permitted only as authorized by the OpenLDAP
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A copy of this license is available in the file LICENSE in the
top-level directory of the distribution or, alternatively, at
<http://www.OpenLDAP.org/license.html>.
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