.TH SLAPD-LDBM 5 "RELEASEDATE" "OpenLDAP LDVERSION"
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+.\" Copyright 1998-2008 The OpenLDAP Foundation All Rights Reserved.
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.\" $OpenLDAP$
.SH NAME
.SH DESCRIPTION
The LDBM backend to
.BR slapd (8)
-is the database backend which is easiest to configure.
-However, it does not offer the data durability features of the BDB
-backend.
-It uses Berkeley DB or GDBM to store data.
-It makes extensive use of indexing and caching to speed data access.
+is an easy\-to\-configure but obsolete database backend. It does not
+offer the data durability features of the BDB and HDB backends and
+hence is considered deprecated in favor of these robust backends.
+LDBM uses lightweight non\-transactional data interfaces, such as those
+provided by GDBM or Berkeley DB, to store data. It makes extensive
+use of indexing and caching to speed data access.
.SH CONFIGURATION
These
.B slapd.conf
seconds.
Implies
.B dbnosync
-(ie. indvidual updates are no longer written to disk).
+(ie. individual updates are no longer written to disk).
It attempts to avoid syncs during periods of peak activity by waiting
.B <delayinterval>
seconds if the server is busy, repeating this delay up to