Re: configuration directives within opendalp itself

[Howard Chu <hyc@symas.com>]

Aaron Richton wrote:
> slapd(8) does indeed need to know where the back-config directory is. This
> is configured out of band using slapd's -F option (which has a compile
> time default, so you might see things working even if it is not provided).
> That solves the egg part...or is it the chicken?

Yes, every release tarball now includes a compressed chicken.

> On Wed, 28 Nov 2007, John Nietzsche wrote:
>
> > Dear gentleman,
> >
> > i have read openldap administration handbook and it is stated slapd
> > configuration may be stored inside openldap itself! But before it
> > starts how would it access itself?
> > Sorry if a lose something, but isn´t it a chicken-egg problem?
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
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