I have an amost philosophical question about LDIF and OenLDAP:

Considering

dn: olcDatabase={1}mdb,cn=config

objectClass: olcDatabaseConfig

objectClass: olcMdbConfig

olcDatabase: {1}mdb

# …

I wonder why olcDatabase needs the “{1}” when olcDatabase is a single-valued attribute.

I understand that “olcDatabase={1}mdb” is needed for ordering the databases within cn=config,

But why is the “{1}” repeated for the actual attribute?

When I tried to remove it, I saw that after a slapcat it’s there again.

Kind regards,

Ulrich