From d14454aa0edcb3971d444a3552a31fcc3320803d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kurt Zeilenga Date: Fri, 15 Jan 1999 20:33:56 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Document fact that rootpw need not be cleartext. --- doc/man/man5/slapd.conf.5 | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/doc/man/man5/slapd.conf.5 b/doc/man/man5/slapd.conf.5 index a53a3c41bf..3d7831293d 100644 --- a/doc/man/man5/slapd.conf.5 +++ b/doc/man/man5/slapd.conf.5 @@ -238,7 +238,10 @@ Specify the DN of an entry that is not subject to access control or administrative limit restrictions for operations on this database. .TP .B rootpw -Specify a password for the rootdn. +Specify a password (or hash of the password) for the rootdn. +This option accepts all password formats known to the server +including \fB{SHA}\fP, \fB{MD5}\fP, \fB{CRYPT}\fP, and cleartext. +Cleartext passwords are not recommended. .TP .B suffix Specify the DN suffix of queries that will be passed to this -- 2.39.5