3 For a description of what this distribution contains, see the
4 ANNOUNCEMENT file in this directory. For a description of
5 changes from previous releases, see the CHANGES file in this
8 This is the first release of 2.0 and includes significant
9 changes from prior releases. The software may be a little
10 rough around the edges, use with appropriate care. Those
11 seeking stable LDAP servers may want to use 1.2.
13 For a more detailed description of how to make an install the
14 distribution, see the INSTALL file in this directory. Additional
15 installation information can be found on the OpenLDAP website:
16 http://www.openldap.org/
20 Build OpenLDAP requires the following software components:
22 Base system (libraries and tools):
23 Standard C compiler (required)
24 Cyrus SASL software (recommended)
25 OpenSSL TLS software (recommended)
26 POSIX REGEX software (required)
29 LDBM compatible datastore (required)
30 [Sleepycat Berkeley DB 3.1 (recommended) or GDBM]
33 LTHREAD compatible thread package
34 [POSIX threads, Mach Cthreads, Sun LWP, or GNU Pth]
37 Depends on package. See per package README.
40 MAKING AND INSTALLING THE DISTRIBUTION
41 Please see the INSTALL file for details.
45 There are man pages for most programs in the distribution and
46 routines in the various libraries. See ldap(3) for details.
48 The OpenLDAP website is available and contains the latest LDAP
49 news, releases announcements, pointers to other LDAP resources,
50 etc.. It is located at:
51 http://www.OpenLDAP.org/
53 The OpenLDAP Administrator's Guide is available at:
54 http://www.openldap.org/doc/admin/
56 The OpenLDAP Software FAQ is available at:
57 http://www.openldap.org/faq/index.cgi
60 SUPPORT / FEEDBACK / PROBLEM REPORTS / DISCUSSIONS
61 OpenLDAP is user supported. If you have problems, please
62 review the OpenLDAP FAQ <http://www.openldap.org/faq/> and
63 archives of the OpenLDAP-software and OpenLDAP-bugs mailing
64 lists <http://www.openldap.org/lists/>. If you cannot find
65 the answer, please enquire on the OpenLDAP-software list.
67 Issues, such as bug reports, should be reported using our
68 our Issue Tracking System <http://www.OpenLDAP.com/its/> or
69 by sending mail to OpenLDAP-its@OpenLDAP.org. Do not use
70 this system for software enquiries. Please direct these
71 to an appropriate mailing list.