Re: (ITS#8958) 2nd cn=config update blocks slapd while adding subordinate index

[h.b.furuseth@usit.uio.no]

On 1/20/19 2:14 AM, Howard Chu wrote:
> Ah, the 2nd cn=config mod has requested a pause, which can't succeed until all
> background threads complete. And no new threads will be run while a pause is being requested.

Exactly.

> This was the safest approach, considering that a config change could alter/remove context out
> from under running threads otherwise.

No, the safest approach is to fail the 2nd cn=config mod
unless the user says it's OK to block the server.