Re: ldbm files

[kunkee@neosoft.com (Randy Kunkee)]

> Andrew Kornuta writes:
>  > What are the meanings of the various database files that are created?  
>  > They include:
>  > -rw-r--r--   1 root     system         2 Mar 29 11:17 NEXTID
>  > -rw-------   1 root     system      2048 Mar 29 10:32 dn.dbb
>  > -rw-------   1 root     system      2048 Mar 29 11:17 dn2id.dbb
>  > -rw-------   1 root     system      2048 Mar 29 11:17 id2children.dbb
>  > -rw-------   1 root     system     14336 Mar 29 11:17 id2entry.dbb
>  > -rw-------   1 root     system      2048 Mar 29 10:32 objectclass.dbb
>  > -rw-------   1 root     system      4096 Mar 29 10:32 rtn.dbb
> 
> most of these files are described in the UMich SLAPD and SLURPD Admin
> Guide. here's a reference to it in the OpenLDAP Faq-o-Matic:
> 
> http://www.openldap.org/faq/index.cgi?_highlightWords=umich%20guide&file=106
> 
> briefly, id2entry.dbb contains the entries, the other files contain
> indices, the NEXTID file is a process ID.
> 
> Bill Anderson
> Xerox Research & Technology
> 

Nice summary Bill.  However, the NEXTID file is not a process ID.  It
contains the key to be assigned to the next new entry added to the database.
I suspect you knew that, and it was a slip of the fingers.

Regards,
Randy Kunkee