From 9cee733563ad84e6a2a7b1fbdf6c019ff3d0f139 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kurt Zeilenga Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 05:33:32 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] add rootpw hash password comments --- doc/guide/admin/slapdconfig.sdf | 22 ++++++++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/guide/admin/slapdconfig.sdf b/doc/guide/admin/slapdconfig.sdf index 594ae283ed..6ac4ee8d77 100644 --- a/doc/guide/admin/slapdconfig.sdf +++ b/doc/guide/admin/slapdconfig.sdf @@ -365,8 +365,8 @@ H4: rootdn This directive specifies the DN that is not subject to access control or administrative limit restrictions for operations on this database. The DN need not refer to -an entry in the directory. The DN may refer to a SASL -identity. +an entry in this database or even in the directory. The +DN may refer to a SASL identity. Entry-based Example: @@ -379,15 +379,25 @@ SASL-based Example: H4: rootpw -This directive specifies a password for the DN given above that -will always work, regardless of whether an entry with the given -DN exists or has a password. -This directive is deprecated in favor of SASL based authentication. +This directive can be used to specifies a password for the DN for +the rootdn. \Example: > rootpw secret +It is also permissible to provide hash of the password in +RFC 2307 form. {{slappasswd}}(8) may be used to generate +the password hash. + +\Example: + +> rootpw {SSHA}ZKKuqbEKJfKSXhUbHG3fG8MDn9j1v4QN + +The hash was generated using the command {{EX:slappasswd -s secret}}. + +This directive is deprecated in favor of SASL based authentication. + H4: suffix -- 2.39.5