From: Kurt Zeilenga Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 16:22:46 +0000 (+0000) Subject: Add some comments about DB_CONFIG X-Git-Tag: OPENLDAP_REL_ENG_2_2_0ALPHA~248 X-Git-Url: https://git.sur5r.net/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=26badc8174a33312289787504e77408cef2d722b;p=openldap Add some comments about DB_CONFIG --- diff --git a/doc/man/man5/slapd-bdb.5 b/doc/man/man5/slapd-bdb.5 index 91876cf37a..bef49fd4d7 100644 --- a/doc/man/man5/slapd-bdb.5 +++ b/doc/man/man5/slapd-bdb.5 @@ -10,8 +10,18 @@ ETCDIR/slapd.conf The BDB backend to .BR slapd (8) is the recommended backend for a normal slapd database. -It uses the Sleepycat BerkelyDB package to store data. +It uses the Sleepycat Berkeley DB (BDB) package to store data. It makes extensive use of indexing and caching to speed data access. +.TP +It is noted that these options are intended to complement +Berkeley DB configuration options set in the environment's +.B DB_CONFIG +file. See Berkeley DB documentation for +details on +.B DB_CONFIG +configuration options. Where there is overlap, settings in +.B DB_CONFIG +take precedence. .SH CONFIGURATION These .B slapd.conf @@ -111,9 +121,13 @@ is 16, thus 8MB per thread is used. .TP ETCDIR/slapd.conf default slapd configuration file +.TP +DB_CONFIG +Berkeley DB configuration file .SH SEE ALSO .BR slapd.conf (5), .BR slapd (8), .BR slapadd (8), .BR slapcat (8), -.BR slapindex (8). +.BR slapindex (8), +.BR Berkeley DB documentation .