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Re: multiple backends same tree

Michael Pelletier <mpelletier@intechjanus.com> writes:

> Can you send a config example. I had the same problem...

> On Monday 24 July 2006 09:37, Dieter Kluenter wrote:
>> Denis Gaertner <denis_gaertner@gmx.net> writes:
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I got a question about backends. Is it possible to have a tree served by
>> > a Backend and a subtree of this tree by another Backend?
>> >
>> > so maybe
>> >
>> > database        bdb
>> > suffix          "dc=localdomain"
>> >
>> > database	shell
>> > suffix          "ou=people,dc=localdomain"
>> >
>> > I've tried but didn't work. Is there a possibility to do it because it
>> > would be a useful feature in our environment.
>>
>> You have to glue both databases and declare the shell database as
>> subordinate to bdb database.
>>

database shell <or whatever database>
suffix "ou=people,dc=localdomain"
rootdn cn=manager,dc=localdomain
<no rootpw>
subordinate
<more configuration parameters<

database bdb
suffix dc=localdomain
rootdn cn=manager,dc=localdomain
rootpw
<more configuration paramters>

For more information see man slapd.conf(5), in particular on glue
overlay.

-Dieter

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