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1# $OpenLDAP$
2# Copyright 1999-2021 The OpenLDAP Foundation, All Rights Reserved.
3# COPYING RESTRICTIONS APPLY, see COPYRIGHT.
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6P1: Preface
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8
9# document's copyright
10P2[notoc] Copyright
11
12Copyright 1998-2013, The {{ORG[expand]OLF}}, {{All Rights Reserved}}.
13
14Copyright 1992-1996, Regents of the {{ORG[expand]UM}}, {{All Rights Reserved}}.
15
16This document is considered a part of OpenLDAP Software.  This
17document is subject to terms of conditions set forth in {{SECT:OpenLDAP
18Software Copyright Notices}} and the {{SECT:OpenLDAP Public License}}.
19Complete copies of the notices and associated license can be found
20in Appendix K and L, respectively.
21
22Portions of OpenLDAP Software and this document may be copyright
23by other parties and/or subject to additional restrictions.  Individual
24source files should be consulted for additional copyright notices.
25
26P2[notoc] Scope of this Document
27
28This document provides a guide for installing [[DOC_NAME]]
29({{URL:http://www.openldap.org/software/}}) on {{TERM:UNIX}} (and
30UNIX-like) systems.  The document is aimed at experienced system
31administrators with basic understanding of {{TERM:LDAP}}-based
32directory services.
33
34This document is meant to be used in conjunction with other OpenLDAP
35information resources provided with the software package and on the
36project's site ({{URL:http://www.OpenLDAP.org/}}) on the
37{{TERM[expand]WWW}}.  The site makes available a number of resources.
38
39!block table; align=Center; coltags="N,URL"; \
40	title="OpenLDAP Resources"
41Resource|URL
42Document Catalog|http://www.OpenLDAP.org/doc/
43Frequently Asked Questions|http://www.OpenLDAP.org/faq/
44Issue Tracking System|http://www.OpenLDAP.org/its/
45Mailing Lists|http://www.OpenLDAP.org/lists/
46Manual Pages|http://www.OpenLDAP.org/software/man.cgi
47Software Pages|http://www.OpenLDAP.org/software/
48Support Pages|http://www.OpenLDAP.org/support/
49!endblock
50
51This document is not a complete reference for OpenLDAP software; the
52manual pages are the definitive documentation. For best results,
53you should use the manual pages that were installed on your system
54with your version of OpenLDAP software so that you're looking at
55documentation that matches the code. While the OpenLDAP web site
56also provides the manual pages for convenience, you can not assume
57that they correspond to the particular version you're running.
58
59P2[notoc] Acknowledgments
60
61The {{ORG[expand]OLP}} is comprised of a team of volunteers.  This
62document would not be possible without their contribution of time
63and energy.
64
65The OpenLDAP Project would also like to thank the {{ORG[expand]UMLDAP}}
66for building the foundation of LDAP software and information to
67which OpenLDAP Software is built upon.  This document is based upon
68University of Michigan document: {{REF[expand]UM-GUIDE}}.
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71P2[notoc] Amendments
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73Suggested enhancements and corrections to this document should be
74submitted using the {{PRD:OpenLDAP}} {{TERM[expand]ITS}}
75({{URL: http://www.openldap.org/its/}}).
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78P2[notoc] About this document
79
80This document was produced using the {{TERM[expand]SDF}} ({{TERM:SDF}})
81documentation system
82({{URL:http://search.cpan.org/src/IANC/sdf-2.001/doc/catalog.html}})
83developed by {{Ian Clatworthy}}.  Tools for SDF are available from
84{{ORG:CPAN}} ({{URL:http://search.cpan.org/search?query=SDF&mode=dist}}).
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