Re: Q: "olcDatabase: {1}mdb" from slapcat: why "{1}"?

On Tue, Mar 25, 2025 at 10:57:11AM +0000, Windl, Ulrich wrote:

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?

It is a "naming attribute" and it has to be present in the entry as per the RFC451x series[0].

[0]. e.g. https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc4512#section-2.3.1

Regards,