Re: Problems with the file core.schema included with OpenLDAP2.1.22 & 2.1.25

["Kurt D. Zeilenga" <Kurt@OpenLDAP.org>]

At 06:01 AM 12/19/2003, Lee Clemmer wrote:
>Thanks Kurt, I see that now, my startup script *is* referencing the older slapd. Duh. 
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>So why didn't the make install overwrite it, or provide an error or note that it didn't?

I would be surprised if 'make install' didn't warn you:
  PRESERVING EXISTING SCHEMA FILE core.schema
but not surprised if you ignored it.  No argument from me
that better 'upgrading' documentation is needed.  The FAQ
is a good place to start such.  (We often use the FAQ to
gather information for subsequent inclusion in the guide.)

>my prefix in ./configure was set to /usr rather than /usr/local, so it *should* have been put in /usr/sbin, no? Why is it in /usr/libexec?

Because slapd(8) is not a "system admin executable" but a
"program executable".  While slapd may be started by a system
admin (or a "user" for that matter), it generally intended to
be started by init(8) via rc(8) (like other daemons).

>That isn't horribly clear from the ./configure help, in my opinion. (/usr/libexec/slapd is the 'right one'?)

Well, you can always do a trial run (--prefix=/tmp/openldap)...

>Thanks again in advance for the clarification. 
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>Lee
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>>You are running an old slapd with a new core.schema file.  Don't do that.
>>Also, don't run a new slapd with an old core.schema file.  They are
>>paired.
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>>Kurt
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>>At 05:12 AM 12/19/2003, Lee Clemmer wrote:
>>>Hello all. 
>>>
>>>I've run into a strange problem with my install/upgrade of OpenLDAP. "Upgrading" from the RedHat RPM "openldap-servers-2.0.23-4". I've searched the archives and don't see mention of this particular problems in the bug reports either. 
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>>>The old version of slapd started fine, and didn't have problems with slapcat/slapadd, etc. 
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>>>I backed up and renamed all the old files, slapd.conf, and all the schema/*.schema files. If you don't do that then 'make install' preserves the old ones. 
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>>>When starting the new one it fails immediately with the error: 
>>>'Starting slapd: /etc/openldap/schema/core.schema: line 46: AttributeType not found: "name"'.
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>>>That's the right location for the new schema file, I checked and did a diff against the one that was created by the .configure/make process. 
>>>
>>>Sure enough, when you look at line 46, there's a reference to 'name' as a SUP of 'sn'. On line 230 name is defined, but it's commented out, noting that it's defined ABOVE--except that it's NOT defined above! So I move it up above line 46 and un-comment it. 
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>>>Then we get another error... line 189: AttributeType not found: "distinguishedName". 
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>>>What the heck? Should I really be in here editing core.schema to get the program to run? 
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>>>Thanks for any insight. 
>>>
>>>Lee Clemmer
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