On 29/06/11 16:50, Simone Piccardi wrote:
I think that putting the cn=config backend in some other directory instead of /etc/ldap/slapd.d (that's for Debian, don't know for other distributions) could help a lot.
Most sysadmin expect to find text configuration files under /etc, not a kind of testual DB. I already filed a bug for Debian because that choice is like looking for trouble.
Having it in a binary format could be even better, so people will not mislead thinking they are some kind of split configuration files.
Hmmm - that's an interesting thought. It probably should be under /var/lib/slapd-config or similar as it is effectively a database rather than a configuration file.
My understanding is that touching the files in /etc/ldap/slapd.d is a definite no-no once the LDAP directory has been initialised, which is why I'm interested in Howard showing us his workflow for working on schemas so I can document it.
ATB,
Mark.