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| 8 | <h1>ldb</h1>
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| 9 |
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| 10 | ldb is a LDAP-like embedded database. It is not at all
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| 11 | <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightweight_Directory_Access_Protocol">LDAP</a>
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| 12 | standards compliant, so if you want a standards compliant database then please
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| 13 | see the excellent <a href="http://www.openldap.org/">OpenLDAP</a>
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| 14 | project.<p>
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| 15 |
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| 16 | What ldb does is provide a fast database with an LDAP-like API
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| 17 | designed to be used within an application. In some ways it can be seen
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| 18 | as a intermediate solution between key-value pair databases and a real
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| 19 | LDAP database.<p>
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| 20 |
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| 21 | ldb is the database engine used in Samba4.
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| 22 |
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| 23 | <h2>Features</h2>
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| 24 |
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| 25 | The main features that separate ldb from other solutions are:
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| 26 |
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| 27 | <ul>
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| 28 | <li>Safe multi-reader, multi-writer, using byte range locking
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| 29 | <li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LDAP_Application_Program_Interface">LDAP-like API</a>
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| 30 | <li>fast operation
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| 31 | <li>choice of local tdb or remote LDAP backends
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| 32 | <li>integration with <a href="http://talloc.samba.org">talloc</a>
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| 33 | <li>schema-less operation, for trivial setup
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| 34 | <li>modules for extensions (such as schema support)
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| 35 | <li>easy setup of indexes and attribute properties
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| 36 | <li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LDAP_Data_Interchange_Format">LDIF</a> for import/export
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| 37 | <li>ldbedit tool for database (via LDIF) editing (reminiscent of 'vipw')
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| 38 | </ul>
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| 39 |
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| 40 | <h2>Documentation</h2>
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| 41 |
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| 42 | Currently ldb is completely lacking in programmer or user
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| 43 | documentation. This is your opportunity to make a contribution! Start
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| 44 | with the public functions declared in <a
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| 45 | href="http://samba.org/ftp/unpacked/ldb/include/ldb.h">ldb.h</a>
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| 46 | and the example code in the <a
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| 47 | href="http://samba.org/ftp/unpacked/ldb/tools/">tools
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| 48 | directory</a>. Documentation in the same docbook format used by Samba
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| 49 | would be preferred.
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| 50 |
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| 51 | <h2>Discussion and bug reports</h2>
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| 52 |
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| 53 | ldb does not have its own mailing list or bug tracking system. Please
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| 54 | use
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| 55 | the <a href="https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba-technical">samba-technical</a>
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| 56 | mailing list, and the <a href="http://bugzilla.samba.org/">Samba
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| 57 | bugzilla</a> bug tracking system.
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| 58 |
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| 59 | <h2>Download</h2>
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| 60 |
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| 61 | You can download the latest release here:<br>
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| 62 | <a href="http://samba.org/ftp/pub/ldb">http://samba.org/ftp/pub/ldb</a>
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| 63 |
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| 64 | Alternatively, you can fetch via git. See the following guide:<br>
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| 65 | <a href="http://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Using_Git_for_Samba_Development">Using Git for Samba Development</a><br>
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| 66 |
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| 67 | <hr>
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| 68 | <tiny>
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| 69 | <a href="http://samba.org/~tridge/">Andrew Tridgell</a><br>
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| 70 | ldb AT tridgell.net
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