1 Making and Installing the OpenLDAP Distribution
2 ===============================================
4 This file provides brief instructions on how to build and install
5 OpenLDAP on UNIX (and UNIX-like) system. More detailed information
6 and instructions can be found in The OpenLDAP Administrator's Guide
7 (available from http://www.openldap.org/doc/).
9 It is recommended that you read, or at least skim through, ALL of the
10 instructions in this file before attempting to build the software.
12 It is also recommended you review the Frequently Asked Questions
13 (http://www.openldap.org/faq/) pages, in particular the Installation
14 section (http://www.openldap.org/faq/index.cgi?file=8) and Platform
15 Hints (http://www.openldap.org/faq/index.cgi?file=9) should be
18 Making and Installing the OpenLDAP Distribution
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21 1. Unpack the distribution and change directory:
23 % tar xfz openldap-VERSION.tgz
26 (replacing VERSION with the appropriate version string). If you
27 are reading this file, you probably have already done this!
33 to list available configuration options.
35 Note also that the configure script uses environmental variables
36 for determining compiler/linker options including:
38 Variable Description Example
41 CPPFLAGS cpp flags -I/path/include -DFOO=42
42 LDFLAGS ld flags -L/usr/local/lib
44 PATH command path /usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin
46 See doc/install/configure for generic configure documentation.
48 3. Configure the build system:
50 % [env settings] ./configure [options]
52 If all goes well, the configure script will automatically detect
53 the appropriate settings. If the configure script fails, you
54 should read the config.log file that it generated to see what it
55 was trying to do and exactly what failed. You may need to specify
56 additional options and/or environment variables besides those
57 listed above to obtain desired results, depending on your operating
58 system. The Platform Hints section of the FAQ provides help for
59 operating system related problems.
61 4. Build dependencies:
69 If all goes well, the system will build as configured. If not,
70 return to step 3 after reviewing the configuration settings. You
71 may want to consult the Platform Hints subsection of the FAQ if
72 you have not done so already.
74 6. Test the standalone system:
76 This step requires the standalone LDAP server, slapd(8), with
77 BDB, HDB, and/or LDBM support.
81 If all goes well, the system has been built as configured. If
82 not, return to step 2 after reviewing your configuration
83 settings. You may want to consult the Installation section of
84 the FAQ if you have not done so already.
86 7. Install the software. You may need to be come the super-user
87 (e.g. root) to do this (depending on where you are installing
90 % su root -c 'make install'
94 See the OpenLDAP Administrator's Guide and the manual pages for the
95 individual applications for configuration and use information. You may
96 also want to edit the configuration files used by the various
97 components. These configuration files are located in the OpenLDAP
98 configuration directory (normally /usr/local/etc/openldap).
100 ldap.conf client defaults
101 slapd.conf Standalone LDAP daemon
102 schema/*.schema Schema Definitions
105 $OpenLDAP: pkg/openldap-guide/release/install.sdf,v 1.16 2002/02/18
108 This work is part of OpenLDAP Software <http://www.openldap.org/>.
110 Copyright 1998-2006 The OpenLDAP Foundation.
113 Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
114 modification, are permitted only as authorized by the OpenLDAP
117 A copy of this license is available in the file LICENSE in the
118 top-level directory of the distribution or, alternatively, at
119 <http://www.OpenLDAP.org/license.html>.
121 OpenLDAP is a registered trademark of the OpenLDAP Foundation.