/usr/share/docs/openldap-<versionnumber>/ directory - Contains a general README document and miscellaneous information.
- LDAP related man pages - There are a number of man pages for the various applications and configuration files involved with LDAP. The following is a list of some of the more important man pages.
- Client Applications
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man ldapadd - Describes how to add entries to an LDAP directory.
man ldapdelete - Describes how to delete entries within an LDAP directory.
man ldapmodify - Describes how to modify entries within an LDAP directory.
man ldapsearch - Describes how to search for entries within an LDAP directory.
man ldappasswd - Describes how to set or change the password of an LDAP user.
man ldapcompare - Describes how to use the ldapcompare tool.
man ldapwhoami - Describes how to use the ldapwhoami tool.
man ldapmodrdn - Describes how to modify the RDNs of entries.
- Server Applications
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man slapd - Describes command line options for the LDAP server.
man slurpd - Describes command line options for the LDAP replication server.
- Administrative Applications
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man slapadd - Describes command line options used to add entries to a slapd database.
man slapcat - Describes command line options used to generate an LDIF file from a slapd database.
man slapindex - Describes command line options used to regenerate an index based upon the contents of a slapd database.
man slappasswd - Describes command line options used to generate user passwords for LDAP directories.
- Configuration Files
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man ldap.conf - Describes the format and options available within the configuration file for LDAP clients.
man slapd.conf - Describes the format and options available within the configuration file referenced by both the LDAP server applications (slapd and slurpd) and the LDAP administrative tools (slapadd, slapcat, and slapindex).