-- Kind Regards, Gavin Henry. Managing Director. T +44 (0) 1224 279484 M +44 (0) 7930 323266 F +44 (0) 1224 824887 E ghenry@suretecsystems.com Open Source. Open Solutions(tm). http://www.suretecsystems.com/ Suretec Systems is a limited company registered in Scotland. Registered number: SC258005. Registered office: 24 Cormack Park, Rothienorman, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, AB51 8GL. Subject to disclaimer at http://www.suretecgroup.com/disclaimer.html On 19 Mar 2012, at 14:51, Bruno Schrade bs@schwarzwald-software.de wrote: > Sehr geehrter Herr Henry, > > i just moved an OpenLDAP-Server from Debian-5 to Debian-6. Expecting it would simply run using the same configuration file i just copied slapd.conf. This resulted in error messages along the line "missing credentials". So i looked up the QuickStartGuide and continued debugging the authorization process - finally found the reason and cure by reading /etc/init.d/slapd. > > I would like to suggest two changes: > > 1 May i suggest a quick fix: add something like "don't read this" > to the top of the QuickStartGuide. > 2 If possible change your mind on dropping slapd.conf-Support. > - Dropping it will break existing configurations. > - People are quite accustomed to /etc/.../.. .conf-files > > I would like to add that i really appreciate the work you are doing. > > Mit freundlichen Grüssen > > Schwarzwald Software Engineering * Bruno Schrade > Theodor-Kreuz-Strasse 6 * D-79868 Feldberg * Tel. +49 (0)7655 618 > http://www.schwarzwald-software.de >