H3: Database Software
-OpenLDAP's {{slapd}}(8) {{TERM:BDB}} and {{TERM:HDB}} primary database backends
+OpenLDAP's {{slapd}}(8) {{TERM:MDB}} primary database backend uses the {{LMDB}}
+software included with the OpenLDAP source. There is no need to download any
+additional software to have {{MDB}} support.
+
+OpenLDAP's {{slapd}}(8) {{TERM:BDB}} and {{TERM:HDB}} depricated database backends
require {{ORG[expand]Oracle}} {{PRD:Berkeley DB}}.
If not available at configure time, you will not be able to build
{{slapd}}(8) with these primary database backends.
There are several versions available. Generally, the most recent
release (with published patches) is recommended. This package is required
-if you wish to use the {{TERM:BDB}} or {{TERM:HDB}} database backends.
+if you wish to use the deprecated {{TERM:BDB}} or {{TERM:HDB}} database backends.
Note: Please see {{SECT:Recommended OpenLDAP Software Dependency Versions}} for
more information.
> ./configure [options] [variable=value ...]
As an example, let's assume that we want to install OpenLDAP with
-BDB backend and TCP Wrappers support. By default, BDB
+MDB backend and TCP Wrappers support. By default, MDB
is enabled and TCP Wrappers is not. So, we just need to specify
{{EX:--enable-wrappers}} to include TCP Wrappers support: