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id="OpenDJ FAQ">
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<part id="General">
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<faq id="what">
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<question>What is OpenDJ?</question>
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<answer>
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<p>
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OpenDJ comprises of an open source directory server, client tools, and
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an LDAP SDK. All modules are 100% Java based and require Java 1.6.
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</p>
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<p>
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OpenDJ is a downstream build of the OpenDS project, with a different
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name to avoid trademark issues.
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</p>
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</answer>
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</faq>
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<faq id="why">
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<question>Why would I want to use OpenDJ? What is it good for?</question>
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<answer>
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<p>
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OpenDJ is a new LDAPv3 compliant directory service, developed for the
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Java platform, providing a high performance, highly available and secure
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store for the identities managed by your enterprise. Its easy
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installation takes OpenDJ the simplest and fastest directory server
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to deploy and manage.
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</p>
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</answer>
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</faq>
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<faq id="prerequisites">
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<question>What are the prerequisites for installing and using OpenDJ?
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What hardware and software do I need?</question>
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<answer>
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<p>
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At minimum, you need Java 6. If you have Java WebStart configured, you
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can install OpenDJ server starting with a single click in your web
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browser. For hardware, you can do an evaluation install on a netbook
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by default using 256 MB free RAM and less than 100 MB free disk space.
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How much hardware you need for deployment depends on your requirements.
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</p>
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</answer>
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</faq>
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<faq id="free">
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<question>Is OpenDJ free?</question>
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<answer>
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<p>
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You can freely download, evaluate, deploy, even build your own version
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of OpenDJ software. The license is <a
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href="http://www.opensource.org/licenses/cddl1">CDDL</a>.
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</p>
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</answer>
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</faq>
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<faq id="which">
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<question>Which version of OpenDJ should I use?</question>
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<answer>
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<p>
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Download the latest stable version from the
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<a href="http://www.forgerock.org/opendj.html">download
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page</a>. You can also get the latest nightly build there. If you want
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to roll your own, check out the <a
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href="https://wikis.forgerock.org/confluence/display/OPENDJ/Guide+to+OpenDJ+Subversion"
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>Guide to OpenDJ Subversion</a>.
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</p>
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</answer>
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</faq>
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<faq id="more">
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<question>How can I find out more about OpenDJ?</question>
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<answer>
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<p>
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Sign up for the <a
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href="https://lists.forgerock.org/mailman/listinfo/opendj">OpenDJ
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mailing list</a>. <a href="https://sso.forgerock.com/openam/UI/Login">Join
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the project</a>.
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Visit the <a href="https://wikis.forgerock.org/confluence/display/OPENDJ/Home"
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>OpenDJ Wiki documentation</a>. Chat on irc.freenode.net #opendj.
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</p>
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</answer>
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</faq>
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<faq id="roadmap">
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<question>What's the OpenDJ roadmap? Is OpenDJ actively developed?</question>
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<answer>
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<p>
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OpenDJ is actively developed, see <a
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href="https://bugster.forgerock.org/jira/browse/OPENDJ">the bug database
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activity</a>. Also see the <a
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href="https://wikis.forgerock.org/confluence/display/OPENDJ/OpenDJ+Roadmap"
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>OpenDJ Roadmap</a>.
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</p>
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</answer>
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</faq>
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<faq id="develop">
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<question>I want to contribute a patch (a feature, a test, a plug-in)
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to OpenDJ. How do I get involved?</question>
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<answer>
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<p>
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Come discuss your work on the <a
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href="https://lists.forgerock.org/mailman/listinfo/opendj-dev">dev mailing
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list</a>. <a href="https://sso.forgerock.com/openam/UI/Login">Join
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the project</a>, too.
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</p>
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</answer>
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</faq>
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<faq id="test">
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<question>I want to help test OpenDJ. How do I get started?</question>
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<answer>
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<p>
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Start with the <a
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href="https://wikis.forgerock.org/confluence/display/OPENDJ/OpenDJ+QA+Documentation"
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>QA documentation</a>. <a href="https://sso.forgerock.com/openam/UI/Login"
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>Join the project</a>. Come discuss your work on the <a
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href="https://lists.forgerock.org/mailman/listinfo/opendj-dev">dev mailing
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list</a>.
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</p>
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</answer>
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</faq>
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</part>
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</faqs>
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