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#### Description <!-- Describe your changes in detail --> This PR aims to give the option for ldap to allow kamailio to start-up even if server is not reachable/available when starting. It follows similar logic to https://github.com/kamailio/kamailio/commit/2df43b992b1e6932974bd0c928c0465a... for SQL.

A new config parameter for `ldap` module is defined, `connect_mode`, that defaults to 0, preserving the old behavior. If it's set `1`, `kamailio` will not exit and allow `ldap` to try and reconnect when necessary. You can view, comment on, or merge this pull request online at:

https://github.com/kamailio/kamailio/pull/3747

-- Commit Summary --

* ldap: option to start even when connecting to server fails * ldap/docs: Add connect_mode docs

-- File Changes --

M src/modules/ldap/doc/ldap_admin.xml (18) M src/modules/ldap/ldap_mod.c (15)

-- Patch Links --

https://github.com/kamailio/kamailio/pull/3747.patch https://github.com/kamailio/kamailio/pull/3747.diff