-.TH SLAPD-NULL 5 "25 April 2002" "OpenLDAP LDVERSION"
+.TH SLAPD-NULL 5 "RELEASEDATE" "OpenLDAP LDVERSION"
+.\" Copyright 2002-2007 The OpenLDAP Foundation. All Rights Reserved.
+.\" Copying restrictions apply. See COPYRIGHT/LICENSE.
.\" $OpenLDAP$
.SH NAME
slapd-null \- Null backend to slapd
.br
- Updates return success (unless readonly is on) but do nothing.
.br
-- Binds fail unless the database option "bind on" is given.
+- Binds other than as the rootdn fail unless the database option "bind
+on" is given.
+.br
+- The
+.BR slapadd (8)
+and
+.BR slapcat (8)
+tools are equally exciting.
.br
Inspired by the /dev/null device.
.SH CONFIGURATION
-The
-.BR slapd.conf (5)
-option in this category applies to the NULL backend database.
+This
+.B slapd.conf
+option applies to the NULL backend database.
That is, it must follow a "database null" line and come before
any subsequent "database" lines.
Other database options are described in the
manual page.
.TP
.B bind <on/off>
-Allow binds as DNs in this backend's suffix.
+Allow binds as any DN in this backend's suffix, with any password.
The default is "off".
.SH EXAMPLE
Here is a possible slapd.conf extract using the Null backend:
.LP
+.RS
.nf
- database null
- suffix "cn=Nothing"
- bind on
+database null
+suffix "cn=Nothing"
+bind on
.fi
-.LP
+.RE
+.SH ACCESS CONTROL
+The
+.B null
+backend does not honor any of the access control semantics described in
+.BR slapd.access (5).
+.SH FILES
+.TP
+ETCDIR/slapd.conf
+default slapd configuration file
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR slapd.conf (5),
-.BR slapd (8).
+.BR slapd (8),
+.BR slapadd (8),
+.BR slapcat (8).
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