slapd memory fault?

[Tim Tyler <tyler@beloit.edu>]

ldap experts,
   I am a novice to openldap.  I have compiled ldap on AIX 5.1 using 
gcc.  I set up symbolic links for the libraries since the binaries couldn't 
find them after the install.  After that, the client binaries don't give 
errors except that it can't find a server.  The slapd binary gives a memory 
fault error when I try to run it.  All I want to do to begin with is serve 
out system passwords for authentication to other ldap clients.  I really 
don't need a back DB to begin with though I certainly don't mind adding one 
for further support.
  1. Do I need a backend DB for slapd to work properly or can I use the 
PASSWD feature only?
  2. Do I need an aix schema configured as well as slapd.conf file 
configured properly before running slapd?  In other words, if I just use 
the default files, would that explain why slapd might be giving me a memory 
fault error when I try to start it up?
  3. Can someone who has successfully gotten slapd to work on AIX please 
indicate what steps I will have to go through to get it to work; i.e., 
compiler used (gcc?), necessary prerequisites?, compiling options used? 
necessary configuration files?
   Any thoughts on this is much appreciated! -thanks!

Tim Tyler
Network Engineer - Beloit College
tyler@beloit.edu