--- OpenLDAP installation diary ---  Jim M, April 2002


   Installed openldap-2.0.23 and started its LDAP deamon namde "slapd".

   It didn't find the openssl header, so I created another link :
    "ln -s /usr/local/include/openssl/ssl.h /usr/local/include/ssl.h"

   Instructions at http://www.openldap.org/doc/admin/quickstart.html
     # mkdir /usr/local/src/LDAP; cd /usr/local/src/LDAP
     # wget \
       ftp://ftp.OpenLDAP.org/pub/OpenLDAP/openldap-release/openldap-2.0.23.tgz
     # tar zxf openldap-2.0.23.tgz 
     # cd openldap-2.0.23
     # ./configure; make depend; make; make install
   which creates the executable 
   /usr/local/libexec/slapd (stand-alone LDAP deamon)

   Then I edited /usr/local/etc/openldap/slapd.conf to include
   (see slapd.conf for the actual passwd)
	database	ldbm
	suffix		"dc=marlboro,dc=edu"
	rootdn		"cn=Manager,dc=marlboro,dc=edu"
	rootpw		secret
	directory	/usr/local/var/openldap-ldbm
   And started it up with /usr/local/libexec/slapd

   Installed shell commands to use it include ldapadd and ldapsearch , 
   Do "man" to see the details.

   For example, 
        $ ldapsearch -x -s base namingContexts
   returns
	#
	# filter: (objectclass=*)
	# requesting: namingContexts 
	#
	dn:
	namingContexts: dc=marlboro,dc=edu

   The default configuration which I'm using gives read access to everyone.
   Note that default ports are 
      ldap://   389  (uses TCP)
      ldaps://  636  (uses SSL)

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I've changed things around a bit since this installation, though.