Redhat 7.3 + openLDAP

[bondpaper <bondpaper@earthlink.net>]

Hello,

I've been investigating the use of an LDAP directory for managing 
in-house customer-related information, and though I'm at the very 
beginning of the process, I've come across a condition that has me 
puzzled. Redhat 7.3 comes with everything installed regarding OpenLDAP, 
SASL, etc, so I haven't needed to compile and install anything 
separately. After I set up the slapd.conf file to contain the basic 
information (rootdn and rootpw), and the /etc/ldap.conf file to contain 
the correct host and base definitions, I issue the following standard 
search command to check and make sure it's working:

ldapsearch -x -b '' -s base '(objectclass=*)' namingContexts

The problem is that it takes about minute to return with a response. The 
same delay is present when I add a couple of simple records from an ldif 
file using ldapadd. I'm puzzled as to why this delay exists, and I'm 
wondering if someone can point me to possible solution.

Thanks.

Tom