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