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.
15 Build OpenLDAP requires a number of software packages to be
16 preinstalled. Additional information regarding prerequisite
17 software can be found in the OpenLDAP Administrator's Guide.
19 Base system (libraries and tools):
20 Standard C compiler (required)
21 Cyrus SASL 1.5 (recommended)
22 OpenSSL 0.9 (recommended)
23 POSIX REGEX software (required)
26 LDBM compatible datastore (required)
27 [Sleepycat Berkeley DB 3.2 (recommended) or GDBM]
30 LTHREAD compatible thread package
31 [POSIX threads, Mach Cthreads, select others]
34 Depends on package. See per package README.
37 MAKING AND INSTALLING THE DISTRIBUTION
38 Please see the INSTALL file for basic instructions. More
39 detailed instructions can be found in the OpenLDAP
40 Admnistrator's Guide (see DOCUMENTATION section).
44 There are man pages for most programs in the distribution and
45 routines in the various libraries. See ldap(3) for details.
47 The OpenLDAP website is available and contains the latest LDAP
48 news, releases announcements, pointers to other LDAP resources,
49 etc.. It is located at:
50 http://www.OpenLDAP.org/
52 The OpenLDAP Administrator's Guide is available at:
53 http://www.openldap.org/doc/admin/
55 The OpenLDAP Software FAQ is available at:
56 http://www.openldap.org/faq/index.cgi
59 SUPPORT / FEEDBACK / PROBLEM REPORTS / DISCUSSIONS
60 OpenLDAP is user supported. If you have problems, please
61 review the OpenLDAP FAQ <http://www.openldap.org/faq/> and
62 archives of the OpenLDAP-software and OpenLDAP-bugs mailing
63 lists <http://www.openldap.org/lists/>. If you cannot find
64 the answer, please enquire on the OpenLDAP-software list.
66 Issues, such as bug reports, should be reported using our
67 our Issue Tracking System <http://www.OpenLDAP.com/its/> or
68 by sending mail to OpenLDAP-its@OpenLDAP.org. Do not use
69 this system for software enquiries. Please direct these
70 to an appropriate mailing list.