Re: (ITS#6305) slapo-chain(5): description for chain-rebind-as-user missing

[hyc@symas.com]

Michael Ströder wrote:
> hyc@symas.com wrote:
>> michael@stroeder.com wrote:
>>> Full_Name: Michael Ströder
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>>> Submission from: (NULL) (84.163.127.85)
>>>
>>>
>>> In slapo-chain(5) there is no descriptive text for configuration directive
>>> 'chain-rebind-as-user' yet like for the other directives.
>>
>> rebind-as-user is in slapd-ldap(5) and the slapo-chain(5) manpage already states:
>>
>>   >>
>> There are very few chain overlay specific directives; however, directives
>> related to the instances of the ldap backend that may be implicitly
>> instantiated by the overlay may assume a special meaning when used in
>> conjunction with this overlay. They are described in slapdâ??ldap(5), and they
>> also need to be prefixed by chainâ??.
>> <<
>>
>> I don't see any need for action here, this ITS will be closed.
>
> I disagree. IMO each possible configuration directive should be mentioned
> literally. I agree that the text could be limited to "this means 'foo'
> prefixed with 'bar'".

Too much duplication of effort, IMO. But feel free to submit a patch.

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