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H1: Configuring slapd
Once the software has been built and installed, you are ready
to configure {{slapd}}(8) for use at your site. Unlike previous
-OpenLDAP releases, the slapd runtime configuration in 2.3 is
-fully LDAP-enabled and can be managed using the standard LDAP
+OpenLDAP releases, the slapd(8) runtime configuration in 2.3 (and later)
+is fully LDAP-enabled and can be managed using the standard LDAP
operations with data in {{TERM:LDIF}}. The LDAP configuration engine
allows all of slapd's configuration options to be changed on the fly,
generally without requiring a server restart for the changes
to take effect. The old style {{slapd.conf}}(5) file is still
-supported, but must be converted to the new {{slapd.d}}(5) format
+supported, but must be converted to the new {{slapd-config}}(5) format
to allow runtime changes to be saved. While the old style
configuration uses a single file, normally installed as
{{F:/usr/local/etc/openldap/slapd.conf}}, the new style
uses a slapd backend database to store the configuration. The
configuration database normally resides in the
-{{F:/usr/local/etc/openldap/slapd.d}} directory.
+{{F:/usr/local/etc/openldap/slapd.d}} directory. When
+converting from the slapd.conf format to slapd.d format, any
+include files will also be integrated into the resulting configuration
+database.
-An alternate configuration directory (or file) can be specified via a
-command-line option to {{slapd}}(8) or {{slurpd}}(8). This chapter
-describes the general format of the configuration system, followed by a
-detailed description of commonly used config settings.
+An alternate configuration directory (or file) can be specified via
+a command-line option to {{slapd}}(8). This chapter describes the
+general format of the configuration system, followed by a detailed
+description of commonly used config settings.
+
+Note: some of the backends and of the distributed overlays
+do not support runtime configuration yet. In those cases,
+the old style {{slapd.conf}}(5) file must be used.
H2: Configuration Layout
database definitions, and assorted other items. A sample config tree
is shown in Figure 5.1.
-!import "config_dit.gif"; align="center"; title="Sample configuration tree"
+!import "config_dit.png"; align="center"; title="Sample configuration tree"
FT[align="Center"] Figure 5.1: Sample configuration tree.
Other objects may be part of the configuration but were omitted from
the illustration for clarity.
-The {{slapd.d}} configuration tree has a very specific structure. The
+The {{slapd-config}} configuration tree has a very specific structure. The
root of the tree is named {{EX:cn=config}} and contains global configuration
settings. Additional settings are contained in separate child entries:
-* Include files
-.. Usually these are just pathnames left over from a converted
-{{EX:slapd.conf}} file.
-.. Otherwise use of Include files is deprecated.
* Dynamically loaded modules
.. These may only be used if the {{EX:--enable-modules}} option was
used to configure the software.
The usual rules for LDIF files apply to the configuration information:
Comment lines beginning with a '{{EX:#}}' character
-are ignored. If a line begins with white space, it is considered a
+are ignored. If a line begins with a single space, it is considered a
continuation of the previous line (even if the previous line is a
-comment). Entries are separated by blank lines.
+comment) and the single leading space is removed. Entries are separated by blank lines.
The general layout of the config LDIF is as follows:
A configuration directive may take arguments. If so, the arguments are
separated by white space. If an argument contains white space,
-the argument should be enclosed in double quotes {{EX:"like this"}}. If
-an argument contains a double quote or a backslash character `{{EX:\}}',
-the character should be preceded by a backslash character `{{EX:\}}'.
+the argument should be enclosed in double quotes {{EX:"like this"}}.
In the descriptions that follow, arguments that should be replaced
by actual text are shown in brackets {{EX:<>}}.
H2: Configuration Directives
This section details commonly used configuration directives. For
-a complete list, see the {{slapd.d}}(5) manual page. This section
+a complete list, see the {{slapd-config}}(5) manual page. This section
will treat the configuration directives in a top-down order, starting
with the global directives in the {{EX:cn=config}} entry. Each
directive will be described along with its default value (if any) and
H3: cn=config
Directives contained in this entry generally apply to the server as a whole.
-Most of them are system or connection oriented, not database related.
+Most of them are system or connection oriented, not database related. This
+entry must have the {{EX:olcGlobal}} objectClass.
H4: olcIdleTimeout: <integer>
>olcReferral: ldap://root.openldap.org
+H3: cn=module
+
+If support for dynamically loaded modules was enabled when configuring
+slapd, {{EX:cn=module}} entries may be used to specify sets of modules to load.
+Module entries must have the {{EX:olcModuleList}} objectClass.
-H3: cn=include
-An include entry holds the pathname of one include file. Include files
-are part of the old style slapd.conf configuration system and must be in
-slapd.conf format. Include files were commonly used to load schema
-specifications. While they are still supported, their use is deprecated.
+H4: olcModuleLoad: <filename>
+Specify the name of a dynamically loadable module to load. The filename
+may be an absolute path name or a simple filename. Non-absolute names
+are searched for in the directories specified by the {{EX:olcModulePath}}
+directive.
-H4: olcInclude: <filename>
-This directive specifies that slapd should read additional
-configuration information from the given file.
+H4: olcModulePath: <pathspec>
-Note: You should be careful when using this directive - there is
-no small limit on the number of nested include directives, and no
-loop detection is done.
+Specify a list of directories to search for loadable modules. Typically the
+path is colon-separated but this depends on the operating system.
H4: Sample Entries
->dn: cn=include{0},cn=config
->objectClass: olcIncludeFile
->cn: include{0}
->olcInclude: ./schema/core.schema
+>dn: cn=module{0},cn=config
+>objectClass: olcModuleList
+>cn: module{0}
+>olcModuleLoad: /usr/local/lib/smbk5pwd.la
>
->dn: cn=include{1},cn=config
->objectClass: olcIncludeFile
->cn: include{1}
->olcInclude: ./schema/cosine.schema
+>dn: cn=module{1},cn=config
+>objectClass: olcModuleList
+>cn: module{1}
+>olcModulePath: /usr/local/lib:/usr/local/lib/slapd
+>olcModuleLoad: accesslog.la
+>olcModuleLoad: pcache.la
H3: cn=schema
in slapd. As such, the values in this entry are generated by slapd so no
schema values need to be provided in the config file. The entry must still
be defined though, to serve as a base for the user-defined schema to add
-in underneath.
+in underneath. Schema entries must have the {{EX:olcSchemaConfig}}
+objectClass.
-H4: olcAttributeTypes: <{{REF:RFC2252}} Attribute Type Description>
+H4: olcAttributeTypes: <{{REF:RFC4512}} Attribute Type Description>
This directive defines an attribute type.
Please see the {{SECT:Schema Specification}} chapter
for information regarding how to use this directive.
-H4: olcObjectClasses: <{{REF:RFC2252}} Object Class Description>
+H4: olcObjectClasses: <{{REF:RFC4512}} Object Class Description>
This directive defines an object class.
Please see the {{SECT:Schema Specification}} chapter for
>objectClass: olcSchemaConfig
>cn: test
>olcAttributeTypes: ( 1.1.1
-> NAME 'testAttr'
-> EQUALITY integerMatch
-> SYNTAX 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.27 )
+> NAME 'testAttr'
+> EQUALITY integerMatch
+> SYNTAX 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.27 )
>olcAttributeTypes: ( 1.1.2 NAME 'testTwo' EQUALITY caseIgnoreMatch
-> SUBSTR caseIgnoreSubstringsMatch SYNTAX 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.44 )
+> SUBSTR caseIgnoreSubstringsMatch SYNTAX 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.44 )
>olcObjectClasses: ( 1.1.3 NAME 'testObject'
-> MAY ( testAttr $ testTwo ) AUXILIARY )
+> MAY ( testAttr $ testTwo ) AUXILIARY )
H3: Backend-specific Directives
Backend directives apply to all database instances of the
same type and, depending on the directive, may be overridden
-by database directives.
+by database directives. Backend entries must have the
+{{EX:olcBackendConfig}} objectClass.
H4: olcBackend: <type>
title="Table 5.2: Database Backends"
Types Description
bdb Berkeley DB transactional backend
+config Slapd configuration backend
dnssrv DNS SRV backend
+hdb Hierarchical variant of bdb backend
ldap Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (Proxy) backend
-ldbm Lightweight DBM backend
ldif Lightweight Data Interchange Format backend
meta Meta Directory backend
monitor Monitor backend
> olcBackend: bdb
-There are no other directives defined for this entry, so generally
-it will not be needed. However, specific backend types may define
-additional attributes for their particular use.
+There are no other directives defined for this entry. Specific backend
+types may define additional attributes for their particular use but so
+far none have ever been defined. As such, these directives usually do
+not appear in any actual configurations.
H4: Sample Entry
H3: Database-specific Directives
Directives in this section are supported by every type of database.
+Database entries must have the {{EX:olcDatabaseConfig}} objectClass.
H4: olcDatabase: [{<index>}]<type>
databases. Subsequent database definitions may also override some
frontend settings.
+The {{EX:config}} database is also special; both the {{EX:config}} and
+the {{EX:frontend}} databases are always created implicitly even if they
+are not explicitly configured, and they are created before any other
+databases.
+
\Example:
> olcDatabase: bdb
This marks the beginning of a new {{TERM:BDB}} database instance.
-H4: olcAccess: to <what> [ by <who> <accesslevel> <control> ]+
+H4: olcAccess: to <what> [ by <who> [<accesslevel>] [<control>] ]+
This directive grants access (specified by <accesslevel>) to a
set of entries and/or attributes (specified by <what>) by one or
-more requesters (specified by <who>).
-See the {{SECT:Access Control}} section of this chapter for a
-summary of basic usage.
+more requestors (specified by <who>).
+See the {{SECT:Access Control}} section of this guide for basic usage.
!if 0
More detailed discussion of this directive can be found in the
> olcReadonly: FALSE
-H4: olcReplica
-
-> olcReplica: uri=ldap[s]://<hostname>[:<port>] | host=<hostname>[:<port>]
-> [bindmethod={simple|sasl}]
-> ["binddn=<DN>"]
-> [saslmech=<mech>]
-> [authcid=<identity>]
-> [authzid=<identity>]
-> [credentials=<password>]
-
-This directive specifies a replication site for this database for
-use with slurpd. The
-{{EX:uri=}} parameter specifies a scheme, a host and optionally a port where
-the slave slapd instance can be found. Either a domain name
-or IP address may be used for <hostname>. If <port> is not
-given, the standard LDAP port number (389 or 636) is used.
-
-{{EX:host}} is deprecated in favor of the {{EX:uri}} parameter.
-
-{{EX:uri}} allows the replica LDAP server to be specified as an LDAP
-URI such as {{EX:ldap://slave.example.com:389}} or
-{{EX:ldaps://slave.example.com:636}}.
-
-The {{EX:binddn=}} parameter gives the DN to bind as for updates
-to the slave slapd. It should be a DN which has read/write access
-to the slave slapd's database. It must also match the {{EX:updatedn}}
-directive in the slave slapd's config file. Generally, this DN
-{{should not}} be the same as the {{EX:rootdn}} of the master
-database. Since DNs are likely to contain embedded spaces, the
-entire {{EX:"binddn=<DN>"}} string should be enclosed in double
-quotes.
-
-The {{EX:bindmethod}} is {{EX:simple}} or {{EX:sasl}},
-depending on whether simple password-based authentication
-or {{TERM:SASL}} authentication is to be used when connecting
-to the slave slapd.
-
-Simple authentication should not be used unless adequate data
-integrity and confidentiality protections are in place (e.g. TLS
-or IPSEC). Simple authentication requires specification of
-{{EX:binddn}} and {{EX:credentials}} parameters.
-
-SASL authentication is generally recommended. SASL authentication
-requires specification of a mechanism using the {{EX:saslmech}} parameter.
-Depending on the mechanism, an authentication identity and/or
-credentials can be specified using {{EX:authcid}} and {{EX:credentials}}
-respectively. The {{EX:authzid}} parameter may be used to specify
-an authorization identity.
-
-See the chapter entitled {{SECT:Replication with slurpd}} for more
-information on how to use this directive.
-
-
-H4: olcReplogfile: <filename>
-
-This directive specifies the name of the replication log file to
-which slapd will log changes. The replication log is typically
-written by slapd and read by slurpd. Normally, this directive is
-only used if slurpd is being used to replicate the database.
-However, you can also use it to generate a transaction log, if
-slurpd is not running. In this case, you will need to periodically
-truncate the file, since it will grow indefinitely otherwise.
-
-See the chapter entitled {{SECT:Replication with slurpd}} for more
-information on how to use this directive.
-
-
H4: olcRootDN: <DN>
This directive specifies the DN that is not subject to
> olcRootPW: secret
-It is also permissible to provide a hash of the password in RFC 2307
-form. {{slappasswd}}(8) may be used to generate the password hash.
+It is also permissible to provide a hash of the password in
+{{REF:RFC2307}} form. {{slappasswd}}(8) may be used to generate
+the password hash.
\Example:
> [type=refreshOnly|refreshAndPersist]
> [interval=dd:hh:mm:ss]
> [retry=[<retry interval> <# of retries>]+]
-> [searchbase=<base DN>]
+> searchbase=<base DN>
> [filter=<filter str>]
> [scope=sub|one|base]
> [attrs=<attr list>]
> [credentials=<passwd>]
> [realm=<realm>]
> [secprops=<properties>]
+> [starttls=yes|critical]
+> [tls_cert=<file>]
+> [tls_key=<file>]
+> [tls_cacert=<file>]
+> [tls_cacertdir=<path>]
+> [tls_reqcert=never|allow|try|demand]
+> [tls_ciphersuite=<ciphers>]
+> [tls_crlcheck=none|peer|all]
+> [logbase=<base DN>]
+> [logfilter=<filter str>]
+> [syncdata=default|accesslog|changelog]
This directive specifies the current database as a replica of the
The master database is located at the replication provider site
specified by the {{EX:provider}} parameter. The replica database is
kept up-to-date with the master content using the LDAP Content
-Synchronization protocol. See {{EX:draft-zeilenga-ldup-sync-xx.txt}}
-({{a work in progress}}) for more information on the protocol.
+Synchronization protocol. See {{REF:RFC4533}}
+for more information on the protocol.
The {{EX:rid}} parameter is used for identification of the current
{{EX:syncrepl}} directive within the replication consumer server,
specification. The search specification includes {{EX:searchbase}},
{{EX:scope}}, {{EX:filter}}, {{EX:attrs}}, {{EX:attrsonly}},
{{EX:sizelimit}}, and {{EX:timelimit}} parameters as in the normal
-search specification. The syncrepl search specification has
-the same value syntax and the same default values as in the
-{{ldapsearch}}(1) client search tool.
-
-The LDAP Content Synchronization protocol has two operation
+search specification. The {{EX:searchbase}} parameter has no
+default value and must always be specified. The {{EX:scope}} defaults
+to {{EX:sub}}, the {{EX:filter}} defaults to {{EX:(objectclass=*)}},
+{{EX:attrs}} defaults to {{EX:"*,+"}} to replicate all user and operational
+attributes, and {{EX:attrsonly}} is unset by default. Both {{EX:sizelimit}}
+and {{EX:timelimit}} default to "unlimited", and only positive integers
+or "unlimited" may be specified.
+
+The {{TERM[expand]LDAP Sync}} protocol has two operation
types: {{EX:refreshOnly}} and {{EX:refreshAndPersist}}.
The operation type is specified by the {{EX:type}} parameter.
In the {{EX:refreshOnly}} operation, the next synchronization search operation
synchronization operation finishes. The interval is specified
by the {{EX:interval}} parameter. It is set to one day by default.
In the {{EX:refreshAndPersist}} operation, a synchronization search
-remains persistent in the provider slapd. Further updates to the
+remains persistent in the provider {{slapd}} instance. Further updates to the
master replica will generate {{EX:searchResultEntry}} to the consumer slapd
as the search responses to the persistent synchronization search.
If an error occurs during replication, the consumer will attempt to reconnect
according to the retry parameter which is a list of the <retry interval>
-and <# of retries> pairs. For example, retry="60 5 300 3" lets the consumer
+and <# of retries> pairs. For example, retry="60 10 300 3" lets the consumer
retry every 60 seconds for the first 10 times and then retry every 300 seconds
for the next three times before stop retrying. + in <# of retries> means
indefinite number of retries until success.
The {{EX:bindmethod}} is {{EX:simple}} or {{EX:sasl}},
depending on whether simple password-based authentication or
{{TERM:SASL}} authentication is to be used when connecting
-to the provider slapd.
+to the provider {{slapd}} instance.
Simple authentication should not be used unless adequate data
integrity and confidentiality protections are in place (e.g. TLS
-or IPSEC). Simple authentication requires specification of {{EX:binddn}}
+or IPsec). Simple authentication requires specification of {{EX:binddn}}
and {{EX:credentials}} parameters.
SASL authentication is generally recommended. SASL authentication
mechanisms authenticate the identity within. The {{EX:secprops}}
parameter specifies Cyrus SASL security properties.
-The syncrepl replication mechanism is supported by the
-three native backends: back-bdb, back-hdb, and back-ldbm.
-
-See the {{SECT:LDAP Sync Replication}} chapter of the admin guide
-for more information on how to use this directive.
+The {{EX:starttls}} parameter specifies use of the StartTLS extended
+operation to establish a TLS session before authenticating to the provider.
+If the {{EX:critical}} argument is supplied, the session will be aborted
+if the StartTLS request fails. Otherwise the syncrepl session continues
+without TLS. Note that the main slapd TLS settings are not used by the
+syncrepl engine; by default the TLS parameters from a {{ldap.conf}}(5)
+configuration file will be used. TLS settings may be specified here,
+in which case any {{ldap.conf}}(5) settings will be completely ignored.
+
+Rather than replicating whole entries, the consumer can query logs
+of data modifications. This mode of operation is referred to as
+{{delta syncrepl}}. In addition to the above parameters, the
+{{EX:logbase}} and {{EX:logfilter}} parameters must be set appropriately
+for the log that will be used. The {{EX:syncdata}} parameter must
+be set to either {{EX:"accesslog"}} if the log conforms to the
+{{slapo-accesslog}}(5) log format, or {{EX:"changelog"}} if the log
+conforms to the obsolete {{changelog}} format. If the {{EX:syncdata}}
+parameter is omitted or set to {{EX:"default"}} then the log
+parameters are ignored.
+
+The {{syncrepl}} replication mechanism is supported by the {{bdb}} and
+{{hdb}} backends.
+
+See the {{SECT:LDAP Sync Replication}} chapter of this guide for
+more information on how to use this directive.
H4: olcTimeLimit: <integer>
> olcTimeLimit: 3600
-H4: olcUpdateDN: <DN>
-
-This directive is only applicable in a slave slapd. It specifies
-the DN allowed to make changes to the replica. This may be the DN
-{{slurpd}}(8) binds as when making changes to the replica or the DN
-associated with a SASL identity.
-
-Entry-based Example:
-
-> olcUpdateDN: "cn=Update Daemon,dc=example,dc=com"
-
-SASL-based Example:
-
-> olcUpdateDN: "uid=slurpd,cn=example.com,cn=digest-md5,cn=auth"
-
-See the {{SECT:Replication with slurpd}} chapter for more information
-on how to use this directive.
-
H4: olcUpdateref: <URL>
This directive is only applicable in a slave slapd. It
> olcUpdateref: ldap://master.example.net
-H4: Sample Entry
+H4: Sample Entries
>dn: olcDatabase=frontend,cn=config
>objectClass: olcDatabaseConfig
+>objectClass: olcFrontendConfig
>olcDatabase: frontend
>olcReadOnly: FALSE
+>
+>dn: olcDatabase=config,cn=config
+>objectClass: olcDatabaseConfig
+>olcDatabase: config
+>olcRootDN: cn=Manager,dc=example,dc=com
-H3: BDB Database Directives
-Directives in this category only apply to a {{TERM:BDB}} database.
+H3: BDB and HDB Database Directives
+
+Directives in this category apply to both the {{TERM:BDB}}
+and the {{TERM:HDB}} database.
They are used in an olcDatabase entry in addition to the generic
-database directives defined above. Their use requires the database
-entry to also use the {{EX:olcBdbConfig}} objectClass.
-For a complete reference
-of BDB configuration directives, see {{slapd-bdb}}(5).
+database directives defined above. For a complete reference
+of BDB/HDB configuration directives, see {{slapd-bdb}}(5). In
+addition to the {{EX:olcDatabaseConfig}} objectClass, BDB and HDB
+database entries must have the {{EX:olcBdbConfig}} and
+{{EX:olcHdbConfig}} objectClass, respectively.
H4: olcDbDirectory: <directory>
> olcDbDirectory: /usr/local/var/openldap-data
-H4: Sample Entry
+H4: olcDbCachesize: <integer>
->dn: olcDatabase=bdb,cn=config
->objectClass: olcDatabaseConfig
->objectClass: olcBdbConfig
->olcDatabase: bdb
->olcSuffix: "dc=example,dc=com"
->olcDbDirectory: /usr/local/var/openldap-data
+This directive specifies the size in entries of the in-memory
+cache maintained by the BDB backend database instance.
-H3: LDBM Database Directives
+\Default:
-Directives in this category only apply to a {{TERM:LDBM}} database.
-That is, they must follow a "database ldbm" line and come before
-any subsequent "backend" or "database" line. For a complete reference
-of LDBM configuration directives, see {{slapd-ldbm}}(5).
+> olcDbCachesize: 1000
-H4: cachesize <integer>
-This directive specifies the size in entries of the in-memory
-cache maintained by the LDBM backend database instance.
+H4: olcDbCheckpoint: <kbyte> <min>
-\Default:
+This directive specifies how often to checkpoint the BDB transaction log.
+A checkpoint operation flushes the database buffers to disk and writes a
+checkpoint record in the log.
+The checkpoint will occur if either <kbyte> data has been written or
+<min> minutes have passed since the last checkpoint. Both arguments default
+to zero, in which case they are ignored. When the <min> argument is
+non-zero, an internal task will run every <min> minutes to perform the
+checkpoint. See the Berkeley DB reference guide for more details.
-> cachesize 1000
+\Example:
+> olcDbCheckpoint: 1024 10
-H4: dbcachesize <integer>
-This directive specifies the size in bytes of the in-memory cache
-associated with each open index file. If not supported by the
-underlying database method, this directive is ignored without
-comment. Increasing this number uses more memory but can
-cause a dramatic performance increase, especially during
-modifies or when building indices.
+H4: olcDbConfig: <DB_CONFIG setting>
-\Default:
+This attribute specifies a configuration directive to be placed in the
+{{EX:DB_CONFIG}} file of the database directory. At server startup time, if
+no such file exists yet, the {{EX:DB_CONFIG}} file will be created and the
+settings in this attribute will be written to it. If the file exists,
+its contents will be read and displayed in this attribute. The attribute
+is multi-valued, to accommodate multiple configuration directives. No default
+is provided, but it is essential to use proper settings here to get the
+best server performance.
-> dbcachesize 100000
+Any changes made to this attribute will be written to the {{EX:DB_CONFIG}}
+file and will cause the database environment to be reset so the changes
+can take immediate effect. If the environment cache is large and has not
+been recently checkpointed, this reset operation may take a long time. It
+may be advisable to manually perform a single checkpoint using the Berkeley DB
+{{db_checkpoint}} utility before using LDAP Modify to change this
+attribute.
+\Example:
+
+> olcDbConfig: set_cachesize 0 10485760 0
+> olcDbConfig: set_lg_bsize 2097512
+> olcDbConfig: set_lg_dir /var/tmp/bdb-log
+> olcDbConfig: set_flags DB_LOG_AUTOREMOVE
-H4: dbnolocking
+In this example, the BDB cache is set to 10MB, the BDB transaction log
+buffer size is set to 2MB, and the transaction log files are to be stored
+in the /var/tmp/bdb-log directory. Also a flag is set to tell BDB to
+delete transaction log files as soon as their contents have been
+checkpointed and they are no longer needed. Without this setting the
+transaction log files will continue to accumulate until some other
+cleanup procedure removes them. See the Berkeley DB documentation for the
+{{EX:db_archive}} command for details.
-This option, if present, disables database locking.
-Enabling this option may improve performance at the expense
-of data security.
+Ideally the BDB cache must be
+at least as large as the working set of the database, the log buffer size
+should be large enough to accommodate most transactions without overflowing,
+and the log directory must be on a separate physical disk from the main
+database files. And both the database directory and the log directory
+should be separate from disks used for regular system activities such as
+the root, boot, or swap filesystems. See the FAQ-o-Matic and the Berkeley DB
+documentation for more details.
-H4: dbnosync
+H4: olcDbNosync: { TRUE | FALSE }
This option causes on-disk database contents to not be immediately
-synchronized with in memory changes upon change. Enabling this option
-may improve performance at the expense of data integrity.
+synchronized with in memory changes upon change. Setting this option
+to {{EX:TRUE}} may improve performance at the expense of data integrity. This
+directive has the same effect as using
+> olcDbConfig: set_flags DB_TXN_NOSYNC
-H4: directory <directory>
+H4: olcDbIDLcacheSize: <integer>
-This directive specifies the directory where the LDBM files
-containing the database and associated indices live.
+Specify the size of the in-memory index cache, in index slots. The
+default is zero. A larger value will speed up frequent searches of
+indexed entries. The optimal size will depend on the data and search
+characteristics of the database, but using a number three times
+the entry cache size is a good starting point.
-\Default:
+\Example:
-> directory /usr/local/var/openldap-data
+> olcDbIDLcacheSize: 3000
-H4:
index {<attrlist> | default} [pres,eq,approx,sub,none]
+H4:
olcDbIndex: {<attrlist> | default} [pres,eq,approx,sub,none]
This directive specifies the indices to maintain for the given
attribute. If only an {{EX:<attrlist>}} is given, the default
-indices are maintained.
+indices are maintained. The index keywords correspond to the
+common types of matches that may be used in an LDAP search filter.
\Example:
-> index default pres,eq
-> index uid
-> index cn,sn pres,eq,sub
-> index objectClass eq
+> olcDbIndex: default pres,eq
+> olcDbIndex: uid
+> olcDbIndex: cn,sn pres,eq,sub
+> olcDbIndex: objectClass eq
The first line sets the default set of indices to maintain to
present and equality. The second line causes the default (pres,eq)
fourth line causes an equality index for the {{EX:objectClass}}
attribute type.
-By default, no indices are maintained. It is generally advised
-that minimally an equality index upon objectClass be maintained.
-
-> index objectClass eq
+There is no index keyword for inequality matches. Generally these
+matches do not use an index. However, some attributes do support
+indexing for inequality matches, based on the equality index.
+A substring index can be more explicitly specified as {{EX:subinitial}},
+{{EX:subany}}, or {{EX:subfinal}}, corresponding to the three
+possible components
+of a substring match filter. A subinitial index only indexes
+substrings that appear at the beginning of an attribute value.
+A subfinal index only indexes substrings that appear at the end
+of an attribute value, while subany indexes substrings that occur
+anywhere in a value.
+Note that by default, setting an index for an attribute also
+affects every subtype of that attribute. E.g., setting an equality
+index on the {{EX:name}} attribute causes {{EX:cn}}, {{EX:sn}}, and every other
+attribute that inherits from {{EX:name}} to be indexed.
-H4: mode <integer>
-
-This directive specifies the file protection mode that newly
-created database index files should have.
+By default, no indices are maintained. It is generally advised
+that minimally an equality index upon objectClass be maintained.
-\Default:
+> olcDbindex: objectClass eq
-> mode 0600
-
-
-H2: Access Control
-
-Access to slapd entries and attributes is controlled by the
-access configuration file directive. The general form of an
-access line is:
+Additional indices should be configured corresponding to the
+most common searches that are used on the database.
+Presence indexing should not be configured for an attribute
+unless the attribute occurs very rarely in the database, and
+presence searches on the attribute occur very frequently during
+normal use of the directory. Most applications don't use presence
+searches, so usually presence indexing is not very useful.
-> <access directive> ::= access to <what>
-> [by <who> <access> <control>]+
-> <what> ::= * |
-> [dn[.<basic-style>]=<regex> | dn.<scope-style>=<DN>]
-> [filter=<ldapfilter>] [attrs=<attrlist>]
-> <basic-style> ::= regex | exact
-> <scope-style> ::= base | one | subtree | children
-> <attrlist> ::= <attr> [val[.<basic-style>]=<regex>] | <attr> , <attrlist>
-> <attr> ::= <attrname> | entry | children
-> <who> ::= * | [anonymous | users | self
-> | dn[.<basic-style>]=<regex> | dn.<scope-style>=<DN>]
-> [dnattr=<attrname>]
-> [group[/<objectclass>[/<attrname>][.<basic-style>]]=<regex>]
-> [peername[.<basic-style>]=<regex>]
-> [sockname[.<basic-style>]=<regex>]
-> [domain[.<basic-style>]=<regex>]
-> [sockurl[.<basic-style>]=<regex>]
-> [set=<setspec>]
-> [aci=<attrname>]
-> <access> ::= [self]{<level>|<priv>}
-> <level> ::= none | auth | compare | search | read | write
-> <priv> ::= {=|+|-}{w|r|s|c|x|0}+
-> <control> ::= [stop | continue | break]
-
-where the <what> part selects the entries and/or attributes to which
-the access applies, the {{EX:<who>}} part specifies which entities
-are granted access, and the {{EX:<access>}} part specifies the
-access granted. Multiple {{EX:<who> <access> <control>}} triplets
-are supported, allowing many entities to be granted different access
-to the same set of entries and attributes. Not all of these access
-control options are described here; for more details see the
-{{slapd.access}}(5) man page.
-
-
-H3: What to control access to
-
-The <what> part of an access specification determines the entries
-and attributes to which the access control applies. Entries are
-commonly selected in two ways: by DN and by filter. The following
-qualifiers select entries by DN:
-
-> to *
-> to dn[.<basic-style>]=<regex>
-> to dn.<scope-style>=<DN>
-
-The first form is used to select all entries. The second form may
-be used to select entries by matching a regular expression against
-the target entry's {{normalized DN}}. (The second form is not
-discussed further in this document.) The third form is used to
-select entries which are within the requested scope of DN. The
-<DN> is a string representation of the Distinguished Name, as
-described in {{REF:RFC2253}}.
-
-The scope can be either {{EX:base}}, {{EX:one}}, {{EX:subtree}},
-or {{EX:children}}. Where {{EX:base}} matches only the entry with
-provided DN, {{EX:one}} matches the entries whose parent is the
-provided DN, {{EX:subtree}} matches all entries in the subtree whose
-root is the provided DN, and {{EX:children}} matches all entries
-under the DN (but not the entry named by the DN).
-
-For example, if the directory contained entries named:
-
-> 0: o=suffix
-> 1: cn=Manager,o=suffix
-> 2: ou=people,o=suffix
-> 3: uid=kdz,ou=people,o=suffix
-> 4: cn=addresses,uid=kdz,ou=people,o=suffix
-> 5: uid=hyc,ou=people,o=suffix
-
-\Then:
-. {{EX:dn.base="ou=people,o=suffix"}} match 2;
-. {{EX:dn.one="ou=people,o=suffix"}} match 3, and 5;
-. {{EX:dn.subtree="ou=people,o=suffix"}} match 2, 3, 4, and 5; and
-. {{EX:dn.children="ou=people,o=suffix"}} match 3, 4, and 5.
-
-
-Entries may also be selected using a filter:
-
-> to filter=<ldap filter>
-
-where <ldap filter> is a string representation of an LDAP
-search filter, as described in {{REF:RFC2254}}. For example:
-
-> to filter=(objectClass=person)
-
-Note that entries may be selected by both DN and filter by
-including both qualifiers in the <what> clause.
-
-> to dn.one="ou=people,o=suffix" filter=(objectClass=person)
-
-Attributes within an entry are selected by including a comma-separated
-list of attribute names in the <what> selector:
-
-> attrs=<attribute list>
-
-A specific value of an attribute is selected by using a single
-attribute name and also using a value selector:
-
-> attrs=<attribute> val[.<style>]=<regex>
-
-There are two special {{pseudo}} attributes {{EX:entry}} and
-{{EX:children}}. To read (and hence return) a target entry, the
-subject must have {{EX:read}} access to the target's {{entry}}
-attribute. To add or delete an entry, the subject must have
-{{EX:write}} access to the entry's {{EX:entry}} attribute AND must
-have {{EX:write}} access to the entry's parent's {{EX:children}}
-attribute. To rename an entry, the subject must have {{EX:write}}
-access to entry's {{EX:entry}} attribute AND have {{EX:write}}
-access to both the old parent's and new parent's {{EX:children}}
-attributes. The complete examples at the end of this section should
-help clear things up.
-
-Lastly, there is a special entry selector {{EX:"*"}} that is used to
-select any entry. It is used when no other {{EX:<what>}}
-selector has been provided. It's equivalent to "{{EX:dn=.*}}"
+If this setting is changed while slapd is running, an internal task
+will be run to generate the changed index data. All server operations
+can continue as normal while the indexer does its work. If slapd is
+stopped before the index task completes, indexing will have to be
+manually completed using the slapindex tool.
-H3: Who to grant access to
+H4: olcDbLinearIndex: { TRUE | FALSE }
-The <who> part identifies the entity or entities being granted
-access. Note that access is granted to "entities" not "entries."
-The following table summarizes entity specifiers:
+If this setting is {{EX:TRUE}} slapindex will index one attribute
+at a time. The default settings is {{EX:FALSE}} in which case all
+indexed attributes of an entry are processed at the same time. When
+enabled, each indexed attribute is processed individually, using
+multiple passes through the entire database. This option improves
+slapindex performance when the database size exceeds the BDB cache
+size. When the BDB cache is large enough, this option is not needed
+and will decrease performance. Also by default, slapadd performs
+full indexing and so a separate slapindex run is not needed. With
+this option, slapadd does no indexing and slapindex must be used.
-!block table; align=Center; coltags="EX,N"; \
- title="Table 5.3: Access Entity Specifiers"
-Specifier|Entities
-*|All, including anonymous and authenticated users
-anonymous|Anonymous (non-authenticated) users
-users|Authenticated users
-self|User associated with target entry
-dn[.<basic-style>]=<regex>|Users matching a regular expression
-dn.<scope-style>=<DN>|Users within scope of a DN
-!endblock
-The DN specifier behaves much like <what> clause DN specifiers.
+H4: olcDbMode: <integer>
-Other control factors are also supported. For example, a {{EX:<who>}}
-can be restricted by an entry listed in a DN-valued attribute in
-the entry to which the access applies:
+This directive specifies the file protection mode that newly
+created database index files should have.
-> dnattr=<dn-valued attribute name>
+\Default:
-The dnattr specification is used to give access to an entry
-whose DN is listed in an attribute of the entry (e.g., give
-access to a group entry to whoever is listed as the owner of
-the group entry).
+> olcDbMode: 0600
-Some factors may not be appropriate in all environments (or any).
-For example, the domain factor relies on IP to domain name lookups.
-As these can easily spoofed, the domain factor should not be avoided.
+H4: olcDbSearchStack: <integer>
-H3: The access to grant
+Specify the depth of the stack used for search filter evaluation.
+Search filters are evaluated on a stack to accommodate nested {{EX:AND}} /
+{{EX:OR}} clauses. An individual stack is allocated for each server thread.
+The depth of the stack determines how complex a filter can be evaluated
+without requiring any additional memory allocation. Filters that are
+nested deeper than the search stack depth will cause a separate stack to
+be allocated for that particular search operation. These separate allocations
+can have a major negative impact on server performance, but specifying
+too much stack will also consume a great deal of memory. Each search
+uses 512K bytes per level on a 32-bit machine, or 1024K bytes per level
+on a 64-bit machine. The default stack depth is 16, thus 8MB or 16MB
+per thread is used on 32 and 64 bit machines, respectively. Also the
+512KB size of a single stack slot is set by a compile-time constant which
+may be changed if needed; the code must be recompiled for the change
+to take effect.
+\Default:
-The kind of <access> granted can be one of the following:
+> olcDbSearchStack: 16
-!block table; colaligns="LRL"; coltags="EX,EX,N"; align=Center; \
- title="Table 5.4: Access Levels"
-Level Privileges Description
-none =0 no access
-auth =x needed to bind
-compare =cx needed to compare
-search =scx needed to apply search filters
-read =rscx needed to read search results
-write =wrscx needed to modify/rename
-!endblock
+H4: olcDbShmKey: <integer>
-Each level implies all lower levels of access. So, for
-example, granting someone {{EX:write}} access to an entry also
-grants them {{EX:read}}, {{EX:search}}, {{EX:compare}}, and
-{{EX:auth}} access. However, one may use the privileges specifier
-to grant specific permissions.
-
-
-H3: Access Control Evaluation
-
-When evaluating whether some requester should be given access to
-an entry and/or attribute, slapd compares the entry and/or attribute
-to the {{EX:<what>}} selectors given in the configuration file.
-For each entry, access controls provided in the database which holds
-the entry (or the first database if not held in any database) apply
-first, followed by the global access directives. Within this
-priority, access directives are examined in the order in which they
-appear in the config file. Slapd stops with the first {{EX:<what>}}
-selector that matches the entry and/or attribute. The corresponding
-access directive is the one slapd will use to evaluate access.
-
-Next, slapd compares the entity requesting access to the {{EX:<who>}}
-selectors within the access directive selected above in the order
-in which they appear. It stops with the first {{EX:<who>}} selector
-that matches the requester. This determines the access the entity
-requesting access has to the entry and/or attribute.
-
-Finally, slapd compares the access granted in the selected
-{{EX:<access>}} clause to the access requested by the client. If
-it allows greater or equal access, access is granted. Otherwise,
-access is denied.
-
-The order of evaluation of access directives makes their placement
-in the configuration file important. If one access directive is
-more specific than another in terms of the entries it selects, it
-should appear first in the config file. Similarly, if one {{EX:<who>}}
-selector is more specific than another it should come first in the
-access directive. The access control examples given below should
-help make this clear.
-
-
-
-H3: Access Control Examples
-
-The access control facility described above is quite powerful. This
-section shows some examples of its use for descriptive purposes.
-
-A simple example:
-
-> access to * by * read
-
-This access directive grants read access to everyone.
-
-> access to *
-> by self write
-> by anonymous auth
-> by * read
-
-This directive allows the user to modify their entry, allows anonymous
-to authentication against these entries, and allows all others to
-read these entries. Note that only the first {{EX:by <who>}} clause
-which matches applies. Hence, the anonymous users are granted
-{{EX:auth}}, not {{EX:read}}. The last clause could just as well
-have been "{{EX:by users read}}".
-
-It is often desirable to restrict operations based upon the level
-of protection in place. The following shows how security strength
-factors (SSF) can be used.
-
-> access to *
-> by ssf=128 self write
-> by ssf=64 anonymous auth
-> by ssf=64 users read
-
-This directive allows users to modify their own entries if security
-protections have of strength 128 or better have been established,
-allows authentication access to anonymous users, and read access
-when 64 or better security protections have been established. If
-client has not establish sufficient security protections, the
-implicit {{EX:by * none}} clause would be applied.
-
-The following example shows the use of a style specifiers to select
-the entries by DN in two access directives where ordering is
-significant.
-
-> access to dn.children="dc=example,dc=com"
-> by * search
-> access to dn.children="dc=com"
-> by * read
-
-Read access is granted to entries under the {{EX:dc=com}} subtree,
-except for those entries under the {{EX:dc=example,dc=com}} subtree,
-to which search access is granted. No access is granted to
-{{EX:dc=com}} as neither access directive matches this DN. If the
-order of these access directives was reversed, the trailing directive
-would never be reached, since all entries under {{EX:dc=example,dc=com}}
-are also under {{EX:dc=com}} entries.
-
-Also note that if no {{EX:access to}} directive matches or no {{EX:by
-<who>}} clause, {{B:access is denied}}. That is, every {{EX:access
-to}} directive ends with an implicit {{EX:by * none}} clause and
-every access list ends with an implicit {{EX:access to * by * none}}
-directive.
+Specify a key for a shared memory BDB environment. By default the BDB
+environment uses memory mapped files. If a non-zero value is specified,
+it will be used as the key to identify a shared memory region that will
+house the environment.
-The next example again shows the importance of ordering, both of
-the access directives and the {{EX:by <who>}} clauses. It also
-shows the use of an attribute selector to grant access to a specific
-attribute and various {{EX:<who>}} selectors.
-
-> access to dn.subtree="dc=example,dc=com" attr=homePhone
-> by self write
-> by dn.children=dc=example,dc=com" search
-> by peername.regex=IP:10\..+ read
-> access to dn.subtree="dc=example,dc=com"
-> by self write
-> by dn.children="dc=example,dc=com" search
-> by anonymous auth
-
-This example applies to entries in the "{{EX:dc=example,dc=com}}"
-subtree. To all attributes except {{EX:homePhone}}, an entry can
-write to itself, entries under {{EX:example.com}} entries can search
-by them, anybody else has no access (implicit {{EX:by * none}})
-excepting for authentication/authorization (which is always done
-anonymously). The {{EX:homePhone}} attribute is writable by the
-entry, searchable by entries under {{EX:example.com}}, readable by
-clients connecting from network 10, and otherwise not readable
-(implicit {{EX:by * none}}). All other access is denied by the
-implicit {{EX:access to * by * none}}.
-
-Sometimes it is useful to permit a particular DN to add or
-remove itself from an attribute. For example, if you would like to
-create a group and allow people to add and remove only
-their own DN from the member attribute, you could accomplish
-it with an access directive like this:
-
-> access to attr=member,entry
-> by dnattr=member selfwrite
-
-The dnattr {{EX:<who>}} selector says that the access applies to
-entries listed in the {{EX:member}} attribute. The {{EX:selfwrite}} access
-selector says that such members can only add or delete their
-own DN from the attribute, not other values. The addition of
-the entry attribute is required because access to the entry is
-required to access any of the entry's attributes.
+\Example:
-!if 0
-For more details on how to use the {{EX:access}} directive,
-consult the {{Advanced Access Control}} chapter.
-!endif
+> olcDbShmKey: 42
-H2: Configuration File Example
-
-The following is an example configuration file, interspersed
-with explanatory text. It defines two databases to handle
-different parts of the {{TERM:X.500}} tree; both are {{TERM:BDB}}
-database instances. The line numbers shown are provided for
-reference only and are not included in the actual file. First, the
-global configuration section:
-
-E: 1. # example config file - global configuration section
-E: 2. include /usr/local/etc/schema/core.schema
-E: 3. referral ldap://root.openldap.org
-E: 4. access to * by * read
-
-Line 1 is a comment. Line 2 includes another config file
-which contains {{core}} schema definitions.
-The {{EX:referral}} directive on line 3
-means that queries not local to one of the databases defined
-below will be referred to the LDAP server running on the
-standard port (389) at the host {{EX:root.openldap.org}}.
-
-Line 4 is a global access control. It applies to all
-entries (after any applicable database-specific access
-controls).
-
-The next section of the configuration file defines a BDB
-backend that will handle queries for things in the
-"dc=example,dc=com" portion of the tree. The
-database is to be replicated to two slave slapds, one on
-truelies, the other on judgmentday. Indices are to be
-maintained for several attributes, and the {{EX:userPassword}}
-attribute is to be protected from unauthorized access.
-
-E: 5. # BDB definition for the example.com
-E: 6. database bdb
-E: 7. suffix "dc=example,dc=com"
-E: 8. directory /usr/local/var/openldap-data
-E: 9. rootdn "cn=Manager,dc=example,dc=com"
-E: 10. rootpw secret
-E: 11. # replication directives
-E: 12. replogfile /usr/local/var/openldap/slapd.replog
-E: 13. replica uri=ldap://slave1.example.com:389
-E: 14. binddn="cn=Replicator,dc=example,dc=com"
-E: 15. bindmethod=simple credentials=secret
-E: 16. replica uri=ldaps://slave2.example.com:636
-E: 17. binddn="cn=Replicator,dc=example,dc=com"
-E: 18. bindmethod=simple credentials=secret
-E: 19. # indexed attribute definitions
-E: 20. index uid pres,eq
-E: 21. index cn,sn,uid pres,eq,approx,sub
-E: 22. index objectClass eq
-E: 23. # database access control definitions
-E: 24. access to attr=userPassword
-E: 25. by self write
-E: 26. by anonymous auth
-E: 27. by dn.base="cn=Admin,dc=example,dc=com" write
-E: 28. by * none
-E: 29. access to *
-E: 30. by self write
-E: 31. by dn.base="cn=Admin,dc=example,dc=com" write
-E: 32. by * read
-
-Line 5 is a comment. The start of the database definition is marked
-by the database keyword on line 6. Line 7 specifies the DN suffix
-for queries to pass to this database. Line 8 specifies the directory
-in which the database files will live.
-
-Lines 9 and 10 identify the database {{super-user}} entry and associated
-password. This entry is not subject to access control or size or
-time limit restrictions.
-
-Lines 11 through 18 are for replication. Line 12 specifies the
-replication log file (where changes to the database are logged -
-this file is written by slapd and read by slurpd). Lines 13 through
-15 specify the hostname and port for a replicated host, the DN to
-bind as when performing updates, the bind method (simple) and the
-credentials (password) for the binddn. Lines 16 through 18 specify
-a second replication site. See the {{SECT:Replication with slurpd}}
-chapter for more information on these directives.
-
-Lines 20 through 22 indicate the indices to maintain for various
-attributes.
+H4: Sample Entry
-Lines 24 through 32 specify access control for entries in this
-database. As this is the first database, the controls also apply
-to entries not held in any database (such as the Root DSE). For
-all applicable entries, the {{EX:userPassword}} attribute is writable
-by the entry itself and by the "admin" entry. It may be used for
-authentication/authorization purposes, but is otherwise not readable.
-All other attributes are writable by the entry and the "admin"
-entry, but may be read by all users (authenticated or not).
-
-The next section of the example configuration file defines another
-BDB database. This one handles queries involving the
-{{EX:dc=example,dc=net}} subtree but is managed by the same entity
-as the first database. Note that without line 39, the read access
-would be allowed due to the global access rule at line 4.
-
-E: 33. # BDB definition for example.net
-E: 34. database bdb
-E: 35. suffix "dc=example,dc=net"
-E: 36. directory /usr/local/var/openldap-data-net
-E: 37. rootdn "cn=Manager,dc=example,dc=com"
-E: 38. index objectClass eq
-E: 39. access to * by users read
+>dn: olcDatabase=hdb,cn=config
+>objectClass: olcDatabaseConfig
+>objectClass: olcHdbConfig
+>olcDatabase: hdb
+>olcSuffix: "dc=example,dc=com"
+>olcDbDirectory: /usr/local/var/openldap-data
+>olcDbCacheSize: 1000
+>olcDbCheckpoint: 1024 10
+>olcDbConfig: set_cachesize 0 10485760 0
+>olcDbConfig: set_lg_bsize 2097152
+>olcDbConfig: set_lg_dir /var/tmp/bdb-log
+>olcDbConfig: set_flags DB_LOG_AUTOREMOVE
+>olcDbIDLcacheSize: 3000
+>olcDbIndex: objectClass eq
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