Preface

Copyright

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 B and C, respectively.

Scope of this Document

This document provides a guide for installing OpenLDAP 2.1 Software (http://www.openldap.org/software/) on UNIX (and UNIX-like) systems. The document is aimed at experienced system administrators but who may not have prior experience operating LDAP-based directory software.

This document is meant to be used in conjunction with other OpenLDAP information resources provided with the software package and on the project's extensive site (http://www.OpenLDAP.org/) on the World Wide Web. The site makes available a number of resources.

OpenLDAP Resources
Resource	URL
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/
Software Pages	http://www.OpenLDAP.org/software/
Support Pages	http://www.OpenLDAP.org/support/

Acknowledgments

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 for building the foundation of LDAP software and information to which OpenLDAP Software is built upon. This document is based upon U-Mich LDAP 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/).

About this document

This document was produced using the Simple Document Format (http://www.mincom.com/mtr/sdf/) documentation system developed by Ian Clatworthy. Tools for SDF are available from CPAN (http://search.cpan.org/search?query=SDF).