A. Changes Since Previous Release

The following sections attempt to summarize the new features and changes in OpenLDAP software since the 2.5.x release and the OpenLDAP Admin Guide.


A.1. New Features and Enhancements in 2.6

A.1.1. New features in slapd

slapd now supports logging directly to a file, bypassing syslog.

A.1.2. New features in lloadd

lloadd now supports additional balancing mechansims


A.2. Obsolete Features Removed From 2.6

These features were strongly deprecated in 2.5 and removed in 2.6.

A.2.1. back-ndb

The experimental and incomplete back-ndb backend was removed.