1 .TH SLAPD-NULL 5 "RELEASEDATE" "OpenLDAP LDVERSION"
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6 slapd\-null \- Null backend to slapd
12 is surely the most useful part of
15 - Searches return success but no entries.
17 - Compares return compareFalse.
19 - Updates return success (unless readonly is on) but do nothing.
21 - Binds other than as the rootdn fail unless the database option "bind
28 tools are equally exciting.
30 Inspired by the /dev/null device.
34 option applies to the NULL backend database.
35 That is, it must follow a "database null" line and come before
36 any subsequent "database" lines.
37 Other database options are described in the
42 Allow binds as any DN in this backend's suffix, with any password.
45 Here is a possible slapd.conf extract using the Null backend:
57 backend does not honor any of the access control semantics described in
62 default slapd configuration file