README
1OpenLDAP 2.5 README
2 For a description of what this distribution contains, see the
3 ANNOUNCEMENT file in this directory. For a description of
4 changes from previous releases, see the CHANGES file in this
5 directory.
6
7 This is 2.5 release, it includes significant changes from prior
8 releases.
9
10REQUIRED SOFTWARE
11 Building OpenLDAP Software requires a number of software packages
12 to be preinstalled. Additional information regarding prerequisite
13 software can be found in the OpenLDAP Administrator's Guide.
14
15 Base system (libraries and tools):
16 Standard C compiler (required)
17 Cyrus SASL 2.1.27+ (recommended)
18 OpenSSL 1.1.1+ (recommended)
19 libevent 2.1.8+ (recommended)
20 libargon2 or libsodium (recommended)
21 Reentrant POSIX REGEX software (required)
22
23 SLAPD:
24 The ARGON2 password hashing module requires either libargon2
25 or libsodium
26 LLOADD:
27 The LLOADD daemon or integrated slapd module requires
28 libevent 2.1.8 or later.
29
30 CLIENTS/CONTRIB ware:
31 Depends on package. See per package README.
32
33
34MAKING AND INSTALLING THE DISTRIBUTION
35 Please see the INSTALL file for basic instructions. More
36 detailed instructions can be found in the OpenLDAP Administrator's
37 Guide (see DOCUMENTATION section).
38
39
40DOCUMENTATION
41 The OpenLDAP Administrator's Guide is available in the
42 guide.html file in the doc/guide/admin directory. The
43 guide and a number of other documents are available at
44 <http://www.openldap.org/doc/admin/guide.html>.
45
46 The distribution also includes manual pages for most programs
47 and library APIs. See ldap(3) for details.
48
49 The OpenLDAP website is available and contains the latest LDAP
50 news, releases announcements, pointers to other LDAP resources,
51 etc.. It is located at <http://www.OpenLDAP.org/>.
52
53 The OpenLDAP Software FAQ is available at
54 <http://www.openldap.org/faq/>.
55
56
57SUPPORT / FEEDBACK / PROBLEM REPORTS / DISCUSSIONS
58 OpenLDAP Software is user supported. If you have problems, please
59 review the OpenLDAP FAQ <http://www.openldap.org/faq/> and
60 archives of the OpenLDAP-software and OpenLDAP-bugs mailing lists
61 <http://www.openldap.org/lists/>. If you cannot find the answer,
62 please enquire on the OpenLDAP-software list.
63
64 Issues, such as bug reports, should be reported using our
65 Issue Tracking System <http://www.OpenLDAP.org/its/>. Do not
66 use this system for software enquiries. Please direct these
67 to an appropriate mailing list.
68
69
70CONTRIBUTING
71 See <http://www.openldap.org/devel/contributing.html> for
72 information regarding how to contribute code or documentation
73 to the OpenLDAP Project for inclusion in OpenLDAP Software.
74 While you are encouraged to coordinate and discuss the development
75 activities on the <openldap-devel@openldap.org> mailing list
76 prior to submission, it is noted that contributions must be
77 submitted using the Issue Tracking System
78 <http://www.openldap.org/its/> to be considered.
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82This work is part of OpenLDAP Software <http://www.openldap.org/>.
83
84Copyright 1998-2021 The OpenLDAP Foundation.
85All rights reserved.
86
87Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
88modification, are permitted only as authorized by the OpenLDAP
89Public License.
90
91A copy of this license is available in the file LICENSE in the
92top-level directory of the distribution or, alternatively, at
93<http://www.OpenLDAP.org/license.html>.
94
95OpenLDAP is a registered trademark of the OpenLDAP Foundation.
96