On Dec 13, 2013, at 13.00, Clint Petty <[email protected]> wrote:

> I know you are suppose to make changes through the command line, when using 
> cn=config.

no, you are supposed make changes using the same methods you'd use for any 
other openldap database.  that's via ldap operations, or using 
slapcat/slapadd/etc.  from a shell prompt is of course one possibility for 
accomplishing that, and certainly not the only choice.

> I tried changing it through ldapmodify, however wasn't able to get it to 
> work.  So changed it in the file and it did work.  We are transitioning away 
> from cn=config, so this is just a short term solution.

*away* from cn=config?  to what?  slapd.conf?  if you intend to continue using 
openldap, that is the *wrong* direction.  cn=config [slapd-config] is replacing 
slapd.conf.  not the other way around.  slapd.conf will eventually go away.  if 
you are already using slapd.conf, procrastinating in switching to slapd-config 
could be argued as being understandable.  if you are already using 
slapd-config, switching to slapd.conf is just plain silly.

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