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Re: (ITS#6305) slapo-chain(5): description for chain-rebind-as-user missing



hyc@symas.com wrote:
> michael@stroeder.com wrote:
>> Full_Name: Michael Ströder
>> Version: HEAD
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>> URL:
>> Submission from: (NULL) (84.163.127.85)
>>
>>
>> In slapo-chain(5) there is no descriptive text for configuration directive
>> 'chain-rebind-as-user' yet like for the other directives.
> 
> rebind-as-user is in slapd-ldap(5) and the slapo-chain(5) manpage already states:
> 
>  >>
> There are very few chain overlay specific directives; however, directives 
> related to the instances of the ldap backend that may be implicitly 
> instantiated by the overlay may assume a special meaning when used in 
> conjunction with this overlay. They are described in slapdâ??ldap(5), and they 
> also need to be prefixed by chainâ??.
> <<
> 
> I don't see any need for action here, this ITS will be closed.

I disagree. IMO each possible configuration directive should be mentioned
literally. I agree that the text could be limited to "this means 'foo'
prefixed with 'bar'".

Ciao, Michael.