# $OpenLDAP$
-# Copyright 1999-2003, The OpenLDAP Foundation, All Rights Reserved.
+# Copyright 1999-2007 The OpenLDAP Foundation, All Rights Reserved.
# COPYING RESTRICTIONS APPLY, see COPYRIGHT.
H1: Building and Installing OpenLDAP Software
H2: Prerequisite software
OpenLDAP Software relies upon a number of software packages distributed
-by third parties. Depending on the features you intend to use,
-you may have to download and install a number of additional
-software packages. This section details commonly needed third party
-software packages you might have to install. Note that some of
-these third party packages may depend on additional software
-packages. Install each package per the installation instructions
-provided with it.
+by third parties. Depending on the features you intend to use, you
+may have to download and install a number of additional software
+packages. This section details commonly needed third party software
+packages you might have to install. However, for an up-to-date
+prerequisite information, the {{F:README}} document should be
+consulted. Note that some of these third party packages may depend
+on additional software packages. Install each package per the
+installation instructions provided with it.
H3: {{TERM[expand]TLS}}
H3: Database Software
-OpenLDAP's {{slapd}}(8) primary database backend, {{TERM:BDB}},
-requires {{ORG[expand]Sleepycat}} {{PRD:Berkeley DB}}, version 4.
+OpenLDAP's {{slapd}}(8) {{TERM:BDB}} and {{TERM:HDB}} primary database backends
+require {{ORG[expand]Sleepycat}} {{PRD:Berkeley DB}}.
If not available at configure time, you will not be able build
-{{slapd}}(8) with this primary database backend.
+{{slapd}}(8) with these primary database backends.
-Your operating system may provide {{PRD:Berkeley DB}}, version 4,
-in the base system or as an optional software component. If not,
-you'll have to obtain and install it yourself.
+Your operating system may provide a supported version of
+{{PRD:Berkeley DB}} in the base system or as an optional
+software component. If not, you'll have to obtain and
+install it yourself.
{{PRD:Berkeley DB}} is available from {{ORG[expand]Sleepycat}}'s
-download page {{URL: http://www.sleepycat.com/download/}}.
-There are several versions available. At the time of this writing,
-the latest release, version 4.1, is recommended. This package is
-required if you wish to use the {{TERM:BDB}} database backend.
+download page {{URL: http://www.sleepycat.com/download/}}. 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.
OpenLDAP's {{slapd}}(8) LDBM backend supports a variety of data
base managers including {{PRD:Berkeley DB}} and {{PRD:GDBM}}.
You should examine the output of this command carefully to make sure
everything is installed correctly. You will find the configuration files
for {{slapd}}(8) in {{F:/usr/local/etc/openldap}} by default. See the
-chapter {{SECT:The slapd Configuration File}} for additional information.
+chapter {{SECT:Configuring slapd}} for additional information.