-.TH SLAPD-NULL 5 "2 May 2002" "OpenLDAP LDVERSION"
+.TH SLAPD-NULL 5 "RELEASEDATE" "OpenLDAP LDVERSION"
+.\" Copyright 2002-2011 The OpenLDAP Foundation. All Rights Reserved.
+.\" Copying restrictions apply. See COPYRIGHT/LICENSE.
.\" $OpenLDAP$
.SH NAME
-slapd-null \- Null backend to slapd
+slapd\-null \- Null backend to slapd
.SH SYNOPSIS
ETCDIR/slapd.conf
.SH DESCRIPTION
.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
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:
bind on
.fi
.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).