Hi Howard,

So, here is my entire slapd.conf file .. just the default
values.

# BDB Backend configuration file
# See slapd.conf(5) for details on configuration options.
# This file should NOT be world readable.
ucdata-path        ./ucdata
include                ./schema/core.schema
include                ./schema/cosine.schema
include                ./schema/nis.schema
include                ./schema/inetorgperson.schema
include                ./schema/openldap.schema
include                ./schema/dyngroup.schema

database    config
rootdn      "cn=admin,cn=config"
rootPw      secret


pidfile                ./run/slapd.pid
argsfile        ./run/slapd.args


# Enable TLS if port is defined for ldaps


TLSVerifyClient never
TLSCipherSuite HIGH:MEDIUM:-SSLv2
TLSCertificateFile ./secure/certs/server.pem
TLSCertificateKeyFile ./secure/certs/server.pem
TLSCACertificateFile ./secure/certs/server.pem


#######################################################################
# bdb database definitions
#######################################################################


database        bdb
suffix                "dc=maxcrc,dc=com"
rootdn                "cn=Manager,dc=maxcrc,dc=com"
# Cleartext passwords, especially for the rootdn, should
# be avoid.  See slappasswd(8) and slapd.conf(5) for details.
# Use of strong authentication encouraged.
rootpw    {SSHA}ddVc4uWRoUvG/fqQzdwm68IxuTSq/Cq5

# The database directory MUST exist prior to running slapd AND
# should only be accessible by the slapd and slap tools.
# Mode 700 recommended.
directory ./data
dirtyread
searchstack 20
# Indices to maintain
index mail pres,eq
index objectclass pres
index default eq,sub
index sn eq,sub,subinitial
index telephonenumber
index cn





From:        Howard Chu <hyc@symas.com>
To:        Ike Ikonne/Dallas/IBM@IBMUS, openldap-technical@openldap.org,
Date:        12/09/2014 08:59 AM
Subject:        Re: Problems starting an instance of openLDAP

---

Ike Ikonne wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I am getting the following error message and would like
> to know if anyone has any idea as to why I am getting it:
>
>
> 547e04ae line 55 (index telephonenumber)
> 547e04ae index telephoneNumber 0x0714
> 547e04ae line 56 (index cn)
> 547e04ae index cn 0x0714
> 547e04af config_back_db_open: No explicit ACL for back-config
> configured. Using hardcoded default
> 547e04af config_build_attrs: error 21 on olcConfigFile value #0

error 21 is InvalidSyntax. So what's the value of olcConfigFile?

> 547e04af config_build_entry: build "cn=config" failed: ""
> 547e04af backend_startup_one (type=config, suffix="cn=config"):
> bi_db_open failed! (-1)
> 547e04af slapd stopped.
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ike
>


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