Quoting "E.S. Rosenberg" esr+openldap@g.jct.ac.il:
How do I get to see the contents of cn=config?
There are two main methods that I know of and for both you have to be logged in as root. First:
~# slapcat -b cn=config
Slapd does not even have to be running. This command will dump the entire configuration, but you can also filter its output:
~# slapcat -b cn=config -a cn=config
This will show only the root object. However:
~# slapcat -b cn=config -a "(|(cn=config)(olcDatabase={1}hdb))"
This will show both the root object and the hdb database definition.
Second method:
~# ldapsearch -Y EXTERNAL -H ldapi:/// -b cn=config
Again, you can also filter the output:
~# ldapsearch -Y EXTERNAL -H ldapi:/// -b cn=config cn=config
~# ldapsearch -Y EXTERNAL -H ldapi:/// -b cn=config \ "(|(cn=config)(olcDatabase={1}hdb))"
Hope that helps!
Cheers,
Jaap