How do I allow root to edit mdb database?

How do I allow root aka dn.exact=gidNumber=0+uidNumber=0,cn=peercred,cn=external to edit olcDatabase={1}mdb,cn=config. I am trying to configure ldapscripts , but the idea of having a password in the clear is just disturbing. Ldapscripts is in sbin

password policies not functioning as expected

I've set password policies on my OpenLDAP 2.4. Unfortunately things do not work as expected and although extensively searched on forums and Google, I cannot get the proper results. What am I missing in what I did or should have done? What goes wrong: - Password policies seem not to be

Directory management best practices?

Are there any best practices on managing directories? For Instance, I want to authenticate trusted UNIX users and untrusted Django users in the same directory? What if I made completely different directory to manage contact information, but I want to replicate shards of it and give priority