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ldb (3)

Name

ldb - weight database library

Synopsis

#include <ldb.h>

Description

System Administration tools                                             LDB(3)



NAME
       ldb - A light-weight database library

SYNOPSIS
       #include <ldb.h>

DESCRIPTION
       ldb is a light weight embedded database library and API. With a
       programming interface that is very similar to LDAP, ldb can store its
       data either in a tdb(3) database or in a real LDAP database.

       When used with the tdb backend ldb does not require any database
       daemon. Instead, ldb function calls are processed immediately by the
       ldb library, which does IO directly on the database, while allowing
       multiple readers/writers using operating system byte range locks. This
       leads to an API with very low overheads, often resulting in speeds of
       more than 10x what can be achieved with a more traditional LDAP
       architecture.

       In a taxonomy of databases ldb would sit half way between key/value
       pair databases (such as berkley db or tdb) and a full LDAP database.
       With a structured attribute oriented API like LDAP and good indexing
       capabilities, ldb can be used for quite sophisticated applications that
       need a light weight database, without the administrative overhead of a
       full LDAP installation.

       Included with ldb are a number of useful command line tools for
       manipulating a ldb database. These tools are similar in style to the
       equivalent ldap command line tools.

       In its default mode of operation with a tdb backend, ldb can also be
       seen as a "schema-less LDAP". By default ldb does not require a schema,
       which greatly reduces the complexity of getting started with ldb
       databases. As the complexity of you application grows you can take
       advantage of some of the optional schema-like attributes that ldb
       offers, or you can migrate to using the full LDAP api while keeping
       your exiting ldb code.

       If you are new to ldb, then I suggest starting with the manual pages
       for ldbsearch(1) and ldbedit(1), and experimenting with a local
       database. Then I suggest you look at the ldb_connect(3) and
       ldb_search(3) manual pages.

TOOLS
       o    ldbsearch(1) - command line ldb search utility

       o    ldbedit(1) - edit all or part of a ldb database using your
           favourite editor

       o    ldbadd(1) - add records to a ldb database using LDIF formatted
           input

       o    ldbdel(1) - delete records from a ldb database

       o    ldbmodify(1) - modify records in a ldb database using LDIF
           formatted input

FUNCTIONS
       o    ldb_connect(3) - connect to a ldb backend

       o    ldb_search(3) - perform a database search

       o    ldb_add(3) - add a record to the database

       o    ldb_delete(3) - delete a record from the database

       o    ldb_modify(3) - modify a record in the database

       o    ldb_errstring(3) - retrieve extended error information from the
           last operation

       o    ldb_ldif_write(3) - write a LDIF formatted message

       o    ldb_ldif_write_file(3) - write a LDIF formatted message to a file

       o    ldb_ldif_read(3) - read a LDIF formatted message

       o    ldb_ldif_read_free(3) - free the result of a ldb_ldif_read()

       o    ldb_ldif_read_file(3) - read a LDIF message from a file

       o    ldb_ldif_read_string(3) - read a LDIF message from a string

       o    ldb_msg_find_element(3) - find an element in a ldb_message

       o    ldb_val_equal_exact(3) - compare two ldb_val structures

       o    ldb_msg_find_val(3) - find an element by value

       o    ldb_msg_add_empty(3) - add an empty message element to a
           ldb_message

       o    ldb_msg_add(3) - add a non-empty message element to a ldb_message

       o    ldb_msg_element_compare(3) - compare two ldb_message_element
           structures

       o    ldb_msg_find_int(3) - return an integer value from a ldb_message

       o    ldb_msg_find_uint(3) - return an unsigned integer value from a
           ldb_message

       o    ldb_msg_find_double(3) - return a double value from a ldb_message

       o    ldb_msg_find_string(3) - return a string value from a ldb_message

       o    ldb_set_alloc(3) - set the memory allocation function to be used
           by ldb

       o    ldb_set_debug(3) - set a debug handler to be used by ldb

       o    ldb_set_debug_stderr(3) - set a debug handler for stderr output

AUTHOR
       ldb was written by Andrew Tridgell[1].

       If you wish to report a problem or make a suggestion then please see
       the http://ldb.samba.org/ web site for current contact and maintainer
       information.

       ldb is released under the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2
       or later. Please see the file COPYING for license details.


ATTRIBUTES
       See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:


       +---------------+-----------------------+
       |ATTRIBUTE TYPE |   ATTRIBUTE VALUE     |
       +---------------+-----------------------+
       |Availability   | service/network/samba |
       +---------------+-----------------------+
       |Stability      | Volatile              |
       +---------------+-----------------------+

NOTES
        1. Andrew Tridgell
           https://www.samba.org/~tridge/


       Source code for open source software components in Oracle Solaris can
       be found at https://www.oracle.com/downloads/opensource/solaris-source-
       code-downloads.html.

       This software was built from source available at
       https://github.com/oracle/solaris-userland.  The original community
       source was downloaded from
       https://download.samba.org/pub/samba/stable/samba-4.13.17.tar.gz.

       Further information about this software can be found on the open source
       community website at http://www.samba.org/.



LDB 1.1                           06/28/2022                            LDB(3)