.TH SLAPTEST 8C "RELEASEDATE" "OpenLDAP LDVERSION"
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.SH NAME
slaptest \- Check the suitability of the slapd.conf file.
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B SBINDIR/slaptest
.B [\-v]
.B [\-d level]
.B [\-f slapd.conf]
.LP
.SH DESCRIPTION
.LP
.B Slaptest
is used to check the conformance of the
.BR slapd.conf (5)
configurtion file.
It opens the
.BR slapd.conf (5)
configuration file, and parses it according to the general 
and the backend-specific rules, checking its sanity.
.LP
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.B \-v
enable verbose mode.
.TP
.BI \-d " level"
enable debugging messages as defined by the specified
.IR level .
.TP
.BI \-f " slapd.conf"
specify an alternative
.BR slapd.conf (5)
file.
.SH EXAMPLES
To check a 
.BR slapd.conf (5)
give the command:
.LP
.nf
.ft tt
	SBINDIR/slaptest -f /ETCDIR/slapd.conf -v
.ft
.fi
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR ldap (3),
.BR slapd (8)
.BR slapdn (8)
.LP
"OpenLDAP Administrator's Guide" (http://www.OpenLDAP.org/doc/admin/)
.SH ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
.B OpenLDAP
is developed and maintained by The OpenLDAP Project (http://www.openldap.org/).
.B OpenLDAP
is derived from University of Michigan LDAP 3.3 Release.