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openldap


Information about the package, openldap, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The openldap package is designed for, LDAP support libraries.


Package Name:

openldap

Summary:

LDAP support libraries

Description:

OpenLDAP is an open source suite of LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) applications and development tools. LDAP is a set of protocols for accessing directory services (usually phone book style information, but other information is possible) over the Internet, similar to the way DNS (Domain Name System) information is propagated over the Internet. The openldap package contains configuration files, libraries, and documentation for OpenLDAP.

Architecture:

x86_64

Version:

2.4.40

Release:

16.el6

Size:

839 k

Repository:

installed

From Repository:

base

Licence:

OpenLDAP



Handy Yum Commands for openldap


Control the openldap package with the following handy commands outlined below.


Command

Description of Command

yum install openldap

This command will install openldap on the server.

yum remove openldap

This command will un-install openldap on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove openldap, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y remove openldap

This command will un-install openldap on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove openldap when using the -y flag.

yum update openldap

This command will update openldap to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove openldap, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y update openldap

This command will update openldap to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove openldap when using the -y flag.

yum info openldap

This command will show you core information about the openldap package.

yum deplist openldap

This command will show you the dependencies for openldap. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.

yum check-update openldap

This command will check if there is an update waiting on openldap. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.