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Making and Installing the OpenLDAP Distribution
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This file provides brief instructions on how to build and install
OpenLDAP on UNIX (and UNIX-like) system. More detailed information
and instructions can be found in The OpenLDAP Administrator's Guide
It is recommended that you read, or at least skim through, ALL of the
instructions in this file before attempting to build the software.
It is also recommended you review the Frequently Asked Questions
(http://www.openldap.org/faq/) pages, in particular the Installation
section (http://www.openldap.org/faq/index.cgi?file=8) and Platform
Hints (http://www.openldap.org/faq/index.cgi?file=9) should be
examined.
Making and Installing the OpenLDAP Distribution
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1. Unpack the distribution and change directory:
% tar xfz openldap-VERSION.tgz
% cd openldap-VERSION
(replacing VERSION with the appropriate version string). If you
are reading this file, you probably have already done this!
to list available configuration options.
Note also that the configure script uses environmental variables
for determining compiler/linker options including:
Variable Description Example
CPPFLAGS cpp flags -I/path/include -DFOO=42
LDFLAGS ld flags -L/usr/local/lib
LIBS libraries -llib
PATH command path /usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin
See doc/install/configure for generic configure documentation.
If all goes well, the configure script will automatically detect
the appropriate settings. If the configure script fails, you
should read the config.log file that it generated to see what it
was trying to do and exactly what failed. You may need to specify
additional options and/or environment variables besides those
listed above to obtain desired results, depending on your operating
system. The Platform Hints section of the FAQ provides help for
operating system related problems.
If all goes well, the system will build as configured. If not,
return to step 3 after reviewing the configuration settings. You
may want to consult the Platform Hints subsection of the FAQ if
you have not done so already.
This step requires the standalone LDAP server, slapd(8), with
If all goes well, the system has been built as configured. If
settings. You may want to consult the Installation section of
the FAQ if you have not done so already.
7. Install the software. You may need to be come the super-user
(e.g. root) to do this (depending on where you are installing
things):
See the OpenLDAP Administrator's Guide and the manual pages for the
individual applications for configuration and use information. You may
also want to edit the configuration files used by the various
components. These configuration files are located in the OpenLDAP
configuration directory (normally /usr/local/etc/openldap).
ldap.conf client defaults
slapd.conf Standalone LDAP daemon
schema/*.schema Schema Definitions
$OpenLDAP: pkg/openldap-guide/release/install.sdf,v 1.16 2002/02/18
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Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
modification, are permitted only as authorized by the OpenLDAP
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A copy of this license is available in the file LICENSE in the
top-level directory of the distribution or, alternatively, at
<http://www.OpenLDAP.org/license.html>.
OpenLDAP is a registered trademark of the OpenLDAP Foundation.