.TH LDAP.CONF 5 "29 November 1998" "OpenLDAP LDVERSION"
.\" $OpenLDAP$
-.\" Copyright 1998-1999 The OpenLDAP Foundation All Rights Reserved.
+.\" 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
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
\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