diff --git a/lam-packaging/autoconf/Makefile.in b/lam-packaging/autoconf/Makefile.in
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+#
+# Tim Rice	Wed Aug 10 10:36:25 PDT 2005
+#
+#	Tim Rice <tim@multitalents.net>
+#
+SHELL = /bin/sh
+# We'll use tar instead of install-sh to preserve time stamps
+#INSTALL = @INSTALL@
+LN_S = @LN_S@
+CHMOD = @CHMOD@
+CHOWN = @CHOWN@
+COPY = @COPY_PROG@
+GREP = @GREP@
+ID = @ID@
+MKDIR = @MKDIR@
+PERL = @PERL_PATH@
+RM = @RM@
+TAR = @TAR@
+
+prefix=@prefix@
+exec_prefix=@exec_prefix@
+sysconfdir=@sysconfdir@
+localstatedir=@localstatedir@
+mandir=@mandir@
+htmldir=@prefix@/html
+
+srcdir=@srcdir@
+top_srcdir=@top_srcdir@
+VPATH=@srcdir@
+top_builddir = .
+
+HTTPD_USER = @HTTPD_USER@
+HTTPD_GROUP = @HTTPD_GROUP@
+
+#INSTALL_PROGRAM = $(INSTALL)
+#INSTALL_DATA = $(INSTALL) -m 644
+#INSTALL_SCRIPT = $(INSTALL) -m 755
+
+DOCS = COPYING HISTORY INSTALL README TODO VERSION copyright \
+	docs/README.Kolab.txt docs/README.fpdf.htm \
+	docs/README.hosts.txt docs/README.lamdaemon.txt \
+	docs/README.openldap.txt docs/README.schema.txt \
+	docs/README.security.txt docs/README.upgrade.txt
+
+HTML_DOCS = docs/devel
+
+LIST1 = graphics help index.html lib locale style templates
+LIST2 = sess tmp
+LIST3 = config
+
+RAR = run-as-root.sh
+
+all:
+
+install: install-lam install-htdocs
+
+install-lam:
+	@HERE=`pwd` ; \
+	[ -d $(DESTDIR)$(prefix) ]  ||  \
+		$(MKDIR) -p $(DESTDIR)$(prefix)  ||  exit 1 ; \
+	[ -d $(DESTDIR)$(localstatedir) ]  ||  \
+		$(MKDIR) -p $(DESTDIR)$(localstatedir)  ||  exit 1 ; \
+	[ -d $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir) ]  ||  \
+		$(MKDIR) -p $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)  ||  exit 1 ; \
+	cd $(DESTDIR)$(prefix)  ||  exit 1 ; \
+	for i in $(LIST2) ; do \
+		[ -d $(DESTDIR)$(localstatedir)/$${i} ]  ||  \
+		    $(MKDIR) -p $(DESTDIR)$(localstatedir)/$${i}  ||  exit 1 ; \
+		$(CHMOD) 750 $(DESTDIR)$(localstatedir)/$${i} ; \
+		$(LN_S) $(localstatedir)/$${i} $${i} ; \
+	done ; \
+	LIST4="`(cd $(srcdir)/$(LIST3) ; ls -d * | $(GREP) -v sample)`" ; \
+	(cd $(srcdir)/$(LIST3) ; $(TAR) cf - .) | \
+		(cd $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir) ; $(TAR) xf -) ; \
+	$(LN_S) $(sysconfdir) ${LIST3} ; \
+	(cd $(srcdir) ; $(TAR) cf - $(LIST1)) | $(TAR) xf - ; \
+	[ -d $(DESTDIR)$(prefix)/docs ]  ||  \
+		$(MKDIR) -p $(DESTDIR)$(prefix)/docs  ||  exit 1 ; \
+	(cd $(srcdir) ; $(COPY) $(DOCS) $(DESTDIR)$(prefix)/docs) ; \
+	$(PERL) -pi -e "s~/usr/bin/perl~$(PERL)~" \
+		$(DESTDIR)$(prefix)/lib/lamdaemon.pl \
+		$(DESTDIR)$(prefix)/docs/README.lamdaemon.txt ; \
+	cd $${HERE} ; \
+	echo "LAM files installed" ; \
+	if [ `$(ID) -u` = 0 ] ; then \
+		$(MAKE) DESTDIR=$(DESTDIR) do-chown ; \
+	else \
+		$(MAKE) DESTDIR=$(DESTDIR) echo-chown ; \
+	fi
+
+
+do-chown:
+	@for i in $(LIST2) ; do \
+		$(CHOWN) $(HTTPD_USER) $(DESTDIR)$(localstatedir)/$${i} ; \
+	done ; \
+	LIST4="`(cd $(srcdir)/$(LIST3) ; ls -d * | $(GREP) -v sample)`" ; \
+	for i in $${LIST4} ; do \
+		$(CHOWN) -R $(HTTPD_USER) $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/$${i} ; \
+	done
+
+
+echo-chown:
+	@$(RM) -f $(RAR) ; \
+	for i in $(LIST2) ; do \
+		echo "$(CHOWN) $(HTTPD_USER) $(DESTDIR)$(localstatedir)/$${i}" \
+			>> $(RAR) ; \
+	done ; \
+	LIST4="`(cd $(srcdir)/$(LIST3) ; ls -d * | $(GREP) -v sample)`" ; \
+	for i in $${LIST4} ; do \
+		echo "$(CHOWN) -R $(HTTPD_USER) $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/$${i}" \
+			>> $(RAR) ; \
+	done ; \
+	echo "Switch user to root and run $(RAR)"
+
+
+install-htdocs:
+	@[ -d $(DESTDIR)$(htmldir) ]  ||  \
+		$(MKDIR) -p $(DESTDIR)$(htmldir)  ||  exit 1 ; \
+	(cd $(srcdir)/$(HTML_DOCS) ; $(TAR) cf - .) | \
+		(cd $(DESTDIR)$(htmldir) ; $(TAR) xf -) ; \
+	echo "HTML docs installed in $(htmldir)"
+
+
+clean:
+	$(RM) -f $(RAR)
+
+
+distclean: clean
+	$(RM) -f Makefile config.log config.status
+
+
diff --git a/lam-packaging/autoconf/configure.ac b/lam-packaging/autoconf/configure.ac
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+++ b/lam-packaging/autoconf/configure.ac
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+#                                               -*- Autoconf -*-
+# Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
+#
+#	Tim Rice <tim@multitalents.net>
+#
+# $Id$
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2005, 2006 Tim Rice
+#
+# Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
+# purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
+# copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
+#
+# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
+# WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
+# MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
+# ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
+# WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
+# ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
+# OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
+
+AC_PREREQ(2.53)
+AC_INIT(ldap-account-manager, 1.0.rc2, lam-public@lists.sourceforge.net)
+AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR(INSTALL)
+AC_PREFIX_DEFAULT(/usr/local/lam)
+
+# work around those that want to build in srcdir
+if test x$srcdir = "x." ; then
+	exec $0 --srcdir=`pwd` $*
+fi
+
+# Does make set variable $(MAKE)
+AC_PROG_MAKE_SET
+
+# Checks for programs.
+AC_PROG_LN_S
+AC_PROG_INSTALL
+AC_PATH_PROG(CHMOD, chmod)
+AC_PATH_PROG(CHOWN, chown)
+AC_PATH_PROG(GREP, grep)
+AC_PATH_PROG(ID, id)
+AC_PATH_PROG(MKDIR, mkdir)
+AC_PATH_PROG(RM, rm)
+AC_PATH_PROG(TAR, tar)
+
+# Find a sutable copy command
+AC_PATH_PROG(COPY, copy)
+AC_PATH_PROG(CP, cp)
+if test x$COPY = x ; then
+	touch conf-cp-tst
+	$CP --preserve=timestamps conf-cp-tst conf-cp-tst2 2>/dev/null
+	if test -f conf-cp-tst2 ; then
+		COPY_PROG="$CP --preserve=timestamps"
+		rm conf-cp-tst2
+	fi
+	rm conf-cp-tst
+else
+	COPY_PROG="$COPY -m"
+fi
+AC_SUBST(COPY_PROG)
+
+HTTPD_USER=httpd
+AC_ARG_WITH(httpd-user,
+    [  --with-httpd-user=user	Specify the user your http daemon runs as.
+				default is http	],
+    [
+		if test -n "$withval"  &&  test "x$withval" != "xno"  &&  \
+		    test "x${withval}" != "xyes"; then
+			HTTPD_USER=$withval
+		fi
+    ]
+)
+AC_SUBST(HTTPD_USER)
+
+HTTPD_GROUP=httpd
+AC_ARG_WITH(httpd-group,
+    [  --with-httpd-group=group	Specify the group your http daemon runs as.
+				default is http	],
+    [
+		if test -n "$withval"  &&  test "x$withval" != "xno"  &&  \
+		    test "x${withval}" != "xyes"; then
+			HTTPD_GROUP=$withval
+		fi
+    ]
+)
+AC_SUBST(HTTPD_GROUP)
+
+AC_ARG_WITH(perl,
+	[  --with-perl=PATH       Specify path to perl program ],
+	[
+		if test -n "$withval"  &&  test "x$withval" != "xno"  &&  \
+		    test "x${withval}" != "xyes"; then
+			perl_path=$withval
+		fi
+	],
+	[
+# We search these paths before $PATH to find a more up-to-date/capable
+# version of perl than the system installed one.
+		TestPath="/opt/bin"
+		TestPath="${TestPath}${PATH_SEPARATOR}/opt/sfw/bin"
+		TestPath="${TestPath}${PATH_SEPARATOR}/usr/local/bin"
+		TestPath="${TestPath}${PATH_SEPARATOR}$PATH"
+		AC_PATH_PROGS(perl_path, perl5 perl, , $TestPath)
+	]
+)
+
+if test -z "$perl_path" ; then
+	PERL_PATH="/usr/bin/perl"
+	AC_MSG_WARN([*** lamdaemon.pl requires perl ***])
+else
+	PERL_PATH=$perl_path
+fi
+AC_SUBST(PERL_PATH)
+
+AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile])
+AC_OUTPUT
+