Symas at LDAPCon 2026
Symas is well represented at LDAPCon 2026 in Tübingen, with team members presenting on OpenLDAP 2.7, monitoring, load testing, Python LDAP development, password policy, and open source development in the age of AI.
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OpenLDAP 2.5 User asking about 2.6 versus 2.7
From a happy user: > Hello > We are currently using the latest version from OpenLDAP 2.5. So far as I have seen now, the latest change for OpenLDAP 2.5 was on June 2025. Would you recommend us to upgrade to OpenLDAP 2.6 oder 2.7? In the attachment I send you our current configuration from our test environment. Do we have to make any changes in the configuration for upgrading to a newer version? Can you adapt the configuration files for us? With kind regards,
Read articleAnnouncing a New Secure File Upload Process with Symas
Symas has introduced a new secure file transfer service at **uploads.symas.com**, giving customers and internal teams a simpler way to send files and directories using standard SFTP and SCP tools. Using existing Symas RT credentials, users can securely upload files to the designated **SaveHere** directory for processing.
Read articleLDAPCon 2026 CALL FOR PROPOSALS 📣
#LDAPCon is the international Conference on #LDAP, that acts as meeting place for directory experts and experts on #Identity and #AccessManagement. You use LDAP in interesting projects? You do LDAP client or server development? You have used LDAP in a new way? You do identity and access management (IAM) on top of LDAP? 💡Why not share your ideas and experiences with others? We’re looking forward to your ideas and can’t wait to see the contributions from the community! For more information...
Read articleTaming Memory Pressure with LMDB
Pinterest Pinterest’s NGAPI switched to LMDB to ease memory pressure from its gevent-based multi-process setup. The change cut memory use...
Read articleSymas OpenLDAP 2.5.20-1 and 2.6.10-1 Available
On March 18, 2025, new updates for 2.5 and 2.6 were released to the Symas OpenLDAP repository.
Read articleGCC 15.1 Released With COBOL Compiler
GCC COBOL is a new, native COBOL compiler for the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC.) It was developed for GCC by COBOLworx . More info about...
Read articleGCC COBOL – Developed by Symas’ COBOLworx team
The GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) merged COBOLworx’ new COBOL front-end for release in GCC 15 (late April or early May 2025).
Read articleSymas OpenLDAP 2.5.19-2 and 2.6.9-2 Available
On March 18, 2025, new updates for 2.5 and 2.6 were released to the Symas OpenLDAP repository.
Read articleUnderstanding Output from the ldapsearch Command
Output from the ldapsearch command is represented by the following basic forms: :
Read articleInstall Apache NetBeans From Source on Rasberry Pi
Apache Netbeans works well in resource constrained environments which is a perfect fit for a Pi.
Read articleInstall Apache Directory Studio From Source on Rasberry Pi
This post includes instructions to download Apache Directory Studio source code and install to a Linux machine. The instructions are...
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