Re: problems setting up replication server

[Howard Chu <hyc@symas.com>]

Aaron Richton wrote:
> > When I do this I get
> >
> > Error: parse_replica_line: unknown keyword "uri=ldaps://<<hostname>>:636"
> > Error: Malformed "replica" line in slapd config file, line 120
> > Warning: failed to add replica "(null):0 - ignoring replica
> >
> > I think it is because the replication master is using an older version 
> > of ldap
> > (2.1.25). Could the version difference prove to be an insurmountable 
> > problem?

2.1.x definitely didn't support the uri= syntax. I don't remember what 
it did support for ldaps://.

> > ~Andrew
>
> You can try "slaptest -d 64" to see what's going on with the config 
> parsing, but you're probably going to get hurt running 2.1.25. 
> slapcat/slapadd to a newer version and you'll be much better off.

That would definitely be best.

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