From da29a69b7d20f937a3e0234da15bb1f3dd189f90 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kurt Zeilenga Date: Wed, 3 May 2006 16:51:45 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Further details as to why slapcat(8) output cannot be used as generated with ldapadd(1). --- doc/man/man8/slapcat.8 | 15 +++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/man/man8/slapcat.8 b/doc/man/man8/slapcat.8 index 3cba0bb719..4f80335d66 100644 --- a/doc/man/man8/slapcat.8 +++ b/doc/man/man8/slapcat.8 @@ -33,12 +33,19 @@ Databases configured as .B subordinate of this one are also output, unless \fB-g\fP is specified. .LP -The LDIF generated by this tool is suitable for use with +The entry records are presented in database order, not superior first +order. The entry records will include all (user and operational) +attributes stored in the database. The entry records will not include +dynamically generated attributes (such as subschemaSubentry). +.LP +The output of slapcat is intended to be used as input to .BR slapadd (8). -As the entries are in database order, not superior first order, -they cannot be loaded with +The output of slapcat cannot generally be used as input to .BR ldapadd (1) -without first being reordered. +or other LDAP clients without first editing the output. +This editing would normally include reordering the records +into superior first order and removing no-user-modification +operational attributes. .SH OPTIONS .TP .B \-v -- 2.39.5