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ldb is a LDAP-like embedded database. It is not at all
< a href = "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightweight_Directory_Access_Protocol" > LDAP< / a >
standards compliant, so if you want a standards compliant database then please
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see the excellent < a href = "http://www.openldap.org/" > OpenLDAP< / a >
project.< p >
What ldb does is provide a fast database with an LDAP-like API
designed to be used within an application. In some ways it can be seen
as a intermediate solution between key-value pair databases and a real
LDAP database.< p >
ldb is the database engine used in Samba4.
< h2 > Features< / h2 >
The main features that separate ldb from other solutions are:
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< li > Safe multi-reader, multi-writer, using byte range locking
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< li > < a href = "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LDAP_Application_Program_Interface" > LDAP-like API< / a >
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< li > fast operation
< li > choice of local tdb or remote LDAP backends
< li > integration with < a href = "http://talloc.samba.org" > talloc< / a >
< li > schema-less operation, for trivial setup
< li > modules for extensions (such as schema support)
< li > easy setup of indexes and attribute properties
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< li > < a href = "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LDAP_Data_Interchange_Format" > LDIF< / a > for import/export
< li > ldbedit tool for database (via LDIF) editing (reminiscent of 'vipw')
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< h2 > Documentation< / h2 >
Currently ldb is completely lacking in programmer or user
documentation. This is your opportunity to make a contribution! Start
with the public functions declared in < a
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href="http://samba.org/ftp/unpacked/ldb/include/ldb.h">ldb.h< / a >
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and the example code in the < a
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href="http://samba.org/ftp/unpacked/ldb/tools/">tools
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directory< / a > . Documentation in the same docbook format used by Samba
would be preferred.
< h2 > Discussion and bug reports< / h2 >
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ldb does not have its own mailing list or bug tracking system. Please
use
the < a href = "https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba-technical" > samba-technical< / a >
mailing list, and the < a href = "http://bugzilla.samba.org/" > Samba
bugzilla< / a > bug tracking system.
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< h2 > Download< / h2 >
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You can download the latest release here:< br >
< a href = "http://samba.org/ftp/pub/ldb" > http://samba.org/ftp/pub/ldb< / a >
Alternatively, you can fetch via git. See the following guide:< br >
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< a href = "http://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Using_Git_for_Samba_Development" > Using Git for Samba Development< / a > < br >
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< a href = "http://samba.org/~tridge/" > Andrew Tridgell< / a > < br >
ldb AT tridgell.net
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