.TH LDAP.CONF 5 "29 November 1998" "OpenLDAP LDVERSION"
+.\" $OpenLDAP$
+.\" Copyright 1998-2000 The OpenLDAP Foundation All Rights Reserved.
+.\" Copying restrictions apply. See COPYRIGHT/LICENSE.
.UC 6
.SH NAME
-ldap.conf \- ldap configuration file
+ldap.conf, .ldaprc \- ldap configuration file
.SH SYNOPSIS
ETCDIR/ldap.conf
+\fP.ldaprc\fP
.SH DESCRIPTION
The
.I ldap.conf
Additional configuration files can be specified using
the \fBLDAPCONF\fP and \fBLDAPRC\fP environment variables.
\fBLDAPCONF\fP may be set the path of a configuration file. This
-patch can be absolute or relative to current working directory.
+path can be absolute or relative to current working directory.
The \fBLDAPRC\fP, if defined, should be a basename of a file
in the current working directory or in the user's home directory.
.LP
The name of the option is the as listed but with a prefix of \fBLDAP\fP.
For example, to define \fBBASE\fP via the environment, define the variable
\fBLDAPBASE\fP to desired value.
+.LP
+Some options are user\-only. Such options are ignored if present
+in the
+.IR ldap.conf
+(or file specified by
+.BR LDAPCONF ).
.SH OPTIONS
The different configuration options are:
.TP 1i
-.TP 1i
\fBBASE <base>\fP
-Used to specify the default base dn to use when performing ldap operations.
+Used to specify the default base DN to use when performing ldap operations.
The base must be specified as a Distinguished Name in LDAP format.
+.TP 1i
+\fBBINDDN <dn>\fP
+Used to specify the default bind DN to use when performing ldap operations.
+The bind DN must be specified as a Distinguished Name in LDAP format.
+This is a user\-only option.
+.TP 1i
\fBHOST <name[:port] ...>\fP
Used to specify the name(s) of an LDAP server(s) to which
.I ldap