Re: LDAP Replication [???] how is it supposed to work???

[Rory Savage <rsavage@nando.net>]

Randy, nevermind - I figured it out on my own.  I got replication
working... it was a problem with the syntax of "replogfile" in
my master slapd's slapd.conf file.  Thanks for all the help!

-Rory Savage

On Wed, 31 Jan 2001, Rory Savage wrote:

> 
> And also, if I did create a new "cn=Replicator,dc=nando,dc=net" would I
> have to import what is already in "cn=root,dc=nando,dc=net" ??? for both
> master and slave?
> 
> thanks!
> 
> -Rory
> 
> 
> On Wed, 31 Jan 2001, Rory Savage wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Randy,
> > 
> > What are the commands to dump the master, and load it into the slave?
> > 
> > 
> > -Rory Savage
> > 
> > 
> > On Tue, 30 Jan 2001, Randy Kunkee wrote:
> > 
> > > Updatedn in the slave should be the same as the replica binddn in the master.
> > > In other words, in your slave slapd.conf, you need:
> > > 
> > > binddn="cn=Replicator,dc=nando,dc=net"
> > > 
> > > Also, that dn must exist in the slave, or you won't be able to bind to it.
> > > If not, it might be a bit of a chicken-and-egg problem.  Two approaches to
> > > this will work.  Either create "cn=Replicator,dc=nando,dc=net" on the master,
> > > then dump the master and load it into the slave using LDIF files, then
> > > restart the slave.  Or, if you've already done that and don't care to
> > > repeat the process, temporarily change updatedn to be the same as the
> > > rootdn in the master and the slave slapd.conf, and you'll be able to
> > > perform the replication (but I don't recommend leaving it that way).
> > > Or, you can temporarily bring your slave up as a master (on an alternate
> > > port if need be) and then ldapadd "cn=Replicator,dc=nando,dc=net" after
> > > binding as the rootdn.
> > > 
> > > Randy
> > > 
> > > > 
> > > > I just recently resolved my problem with the master LDAP server, and now
> > > > it's time to move on to replication.  I followed the HOW-TOs and online
> > > > guides, and yet I am still having problems with replications.  
> > > > 
> > > > My LDAP slapd server is running slapd as well as slurpd.
> > > > I have made the entries in /etc/openldap/slapd.conf on the master
> > > > server...
> > > > replica host=knob.somehost.net:389
> > > >         binddn="cn=Replicator,dc=nando,dc=net"
> > > >         bindmethod=simple credentials=secret        
> > > > replogfile=replication.log
> > > > --
> > > > And when I start slapd and slurpd I do not get error messages like I used
> > > > to.
> > > > 
> > > > And on the slapd slave (replica server) I added this to my slapd.conf
> > > > updatedn        "dc=nando,dc=net"
> > > > --
> > > > 
> > > > While on the master slapd server, I tail -f my replication.log file, I
> > > > never see an update made to the slave.  Nor do I see the times stamps of
> > > > the ldap database change on the slave.  It's almost as if the master is
> > > > not updating the slave...
> > > > 
> > > > Please, can anyone help?
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Thank you.
> > > > 
> > > > -Rory Savage
> > > > 
> > > > 
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