Note overlay config ordering

diff --git a/doc/man/man5/slapd.conf.5 b/doc/man/man5/slapd.conf.5
index 2bed34d5de787b420bfde6538fcafcd05f75404f..4be94a783bcdc523305d235c0dd682b7cfd43d46 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/man/man5/slapd.conf.5
+++ b/doc/man/man5/slapd.conf.5
@@ -1363,6 +1363,8 @@ of the order in which they were configured and the database itself
 will receive control last of all. See the
 .BR slapd.overlays (5)
 manual page for an overview of the available overlays.
+Note that all of the database's
+regular settings should be configured before any overlay settings.
 .TP
 .B readonly on | off
 This option puts the database into "read-only" mode.  Any attempts to