Preface

This book describes how to write server plug-ins in order to customize and extend the capabilities of the Red Hat Directory Server (Directory Server).

1. Required Concepts

This book is aimed at those who have at least the following general background:
  • An understanding of the Internet and the World Wide Web (WWW).
  • An understanding of the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) and the Directory Server. This book does not duplicate basic information on server administration or LDAP concepts. For such information, see the other manuals in the Red Hat Directory Server documentation set, available from https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en/red-hat-directory-server/.
  • Programming experience in C or C++.