In my point of view, if the reason is only for resolve configuration change, it's a workaround and not a solution.
look samba and smb.conf file management.
I can read and write this file when smb deamon run, why slapd cannot made same think ?


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openldap-technical-bounces@OpenLDAP.org wrote on 29/07/2011 11:51:04:

> Simone Piccardi <piccardi@truelite.it>
> Envoyé par : openldap-technical-bounces@OpenLDAP.org
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> 29/07/2011 12:04
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> Objet
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> Re: OpenLDAP configuration
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> On 29/07/2011 08:47, Andreas Laesser wrote:
> > But my critism on the whole thing is, that -it seems- the new
> config system is
> > cn=config, and it is so poor documented. There are so less howtos and other
> > stuff in the web using cn=config.
> >
> My criticism is not about missing documentation. I think there is enough
> of that, and what missing could be added.
>
> My criticism, if slapd.conf will be removed, is about the added
> complexity that will be imposed forcing the use of "cn=config" on all
> the people that don't need the benefits it gives.
>
> I already stated the reasons for which I strongly prefer simple text
> configuration files for service deamons, so I won't repeat it here.
>
> Simone
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