1 OpenLDAP 2.0 Gamma README
2 This is an gamma release of OpenLDAP 2.0. It is provided
3 for testing purposes only. It is not for general use.
5 Testers should provide feedback regarding this release using
6 the OpenLDAP Issue Tracking System <http://www.openldap.org/its/>.
7 Developer's wishing to contribute changes should work with latest
10 For a more detailed description of how to make an install the
11 distribution, see the INSTALL file in this directory. Additional
12 installation information can be found on the OpenLDAP website:
13 http://www.openldap.org/
17 Build OpenLDAP requires the following software components:
19 Base system (libraries and tools):
20 Standard C compiler, headers, and libraries (required)
21 Cryus SASL software (recommended)
22 OpenSSL TLS software (recommended)
23 POSIX REGEX software (required)
26 LDBM compatible datastore (required)
27 e.g. Sleepycat Berkeley DB 3.1 (recommended) or GDBM
30 LTHREAD compatible thread package
31 (POSIX threads, Mach Cthreads, Sun LWP, or GNU Pth)
34 Depends on package. See per package README.
37 MAKING AND INSTALLING THE DISTRIBUTION
38 Please see the INSTALL file for details.
42 There are man pages for most programs in the distribution and
43 routines in the various libraries. See ldap(3) for details.
45 Additional documentation can be found in the doc directory.
46 doc/devel Developer Information
47 doc/install Installation and Integration
48 doc/man Raw man(1) pages
49 doc/rfcs LDAP-related Request for Comments
51 There is an OpenLDAP home page available that contains the latest
52 LDAP news, releases announcements, pointers to other LDAP resources,
53 etc.. It is located at:
54 http://www.OpenLDAP.org/
56 A draft of the "OpenLDAP Administrator's Guide" is available at:
57 http://www.openldap.org/devel/admin/
59 The OpenLDAP Software FAQ is available at:
60 http://www.openldap.org/faq/index.cgi
63 SUPPORT / FEEDBACK / PROBLEM REPORTS / DISCUSSIONS
64 OpenLDAP is user supported. If you have problems, please
65 review the OpenLDAP FAQ <http://www.openldap.org/faq/> and
66 archives of the OpenLDAP-software and OpenLDAP-bugs mailing
67 lists <http://www.openldap.org/lists/>.
69 Issues, such as bug reports, should be reported using our
70 our Issue Tracking System <http://www.OpenLDAP.com/its/> or
71 by sending mail to OpenLDAP-its@OpenLDAP.org. Do not use
72 this system for general or software enquiries. Please direct
73 these to the appropriate mailing list.