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<faqs
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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 includes an open source directory server, client tools, and
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an LDAP SDK. All modules are 100% Java-based and require Java 7.
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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 7.
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For hardware, you can do an evaluation install with less than 1 GB free RAM
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and 300 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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OpenDJ is an open source project and as such you can freely download, evaluate,
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modify the source code, even build your own version of OpenDJ software.
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The license is <a 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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For production systems, consider using a ForgeRock enterprise release.
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Enterprise releases are thoroughly validated builds
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for ForgeRock customers who run OpenDJ in production deployments,
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and for those who want to try or test with release builds.
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Enterprise releases are available at the ForgeRock
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<a href="https://backstage.forgerock.com">BackStage</a> site.
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</p>
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<p>
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To test the very latest updates to OpenDJ code,
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get a nightly build or build OpenDJ yourself from source code.
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Nightly builds are available at the
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<a href="https://forgerock.org/opendj/">OpenDJ community site</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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Visit the <a href="https://forgerock.org/opendj/">OpenDJ community site</a>
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for a variety of resources, including links to the forum and mailing list.
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</p>
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<p>
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Visit the <a href="https://wikis.forgerock.org/confluence/display/opendj/Home">OpenDJ wiki</a>.
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</p>
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<p>
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Find documentation for release builds at the ForgeRock
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<a href="https://backstage.forgerock.com">BackStage</a> site.
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Also read the <a href="./docs.html">draft documentation</a>
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for the very latest updates, especially if you are trying a nightly build.
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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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