OpenLDAP Software 2.4

Preface

This document is considered a part of OpenLDAP Software. This document is subject to terms of conditions set forth in OpenLDAP Software Copyright Notices and the OpenLDAP Public License. Complete copies of the notices and associated license can be found in Appendix K and L, respectively.

Portions of OpenLDAP Software and this document may be copyright by other parties and/or subject to additional restrictions. Individual source files should be consulted for additional copyright notices.

Scope of this Document

This document provides a guide for installing OpenLDAP Software on Unix (and UNIX-like) systems. The document is aimed at experienced system administrators with basic understanding of LDAP-based directory services.

This document is meant to be used in conjunction with other openldap information resources provided with the software package and on the project’s internet site (http://www.openldap.org/).

The site makes available a number of resources:

Document Catalog
http://www.openldap.org/doc/
Frequently Asked Questions
http://www.openldap.org/faq/
Issue Tracking System
http://www.openldap.org/its/
Mailing Lists
http://www.openldap.org/lists/
Manual Pages
http://www.openldap.org/software/man.cgi
Software Pages
http://www.openldap.org/software/
Support Pages
http://www.openldap.org/support/

This document is not a complete reference for OpenLDAP software; the manual pages are the definitive documentation. For best results, you should use the manual pages that were installed on your system with your version of OpenLDAP software so that you’re looking at documentation that matches the code. While the OpenLDAP web site also provides the manual pages for convenience, you can not assume that they corresond to the particular version you’re running.

Acknowledgements

The OpenLDAP Project is comprised of a team of volunteers. This document would not be possible without their contribution of time and energy.

The OpenLDAP Project would also like to thank the University of Michigan LDAP Team for building the foundation of LDAP software and information to which OpenLDAP Software is built upon. This document is based upon University of Michigan document: The SLAPD and SLURPD Administrators Guide.

Amendments

Suggested enhancements and corrections to this document should be submitted using the OpenLDAP Issue Tracking System (http://www.openldap.org/its/).

Contents:

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