Re: PLEASE HELP - simple slapd.conf question -

[Pierangelo Masarati <masarati@aero.polimi.it>]

Dan Shriver wrote:
> 
> Hello,
>    I am trying to do replication (I did it several times a few
> months ago) and am vexed.  I am using the openLDAP 2.0.11 that
> is bundled with RedHat 7.2.  I have set up the slapd.confs on
> master and slave run debugging and have found the following:
>    1) I make a change on the master (that should also propigate
> to the slave) and find that it is made on the master but slurpd
> does no work (I have it tunneled through a third box and see no
> activity on it)
>    2) If I make a bogus replication file and move in into the
> spot where the master slapd.conf (also used by my slurpd)
> specifies it the tunnel shows activity and when I query the
> slave I see the entry has been replicated successfully.
> 
> Why isn't the master slapd.conf writing a replication.logfile
> (to the spot I specify) when it makes changes?
> 
> This is my master slapd.conf file (with some passwords IP's
> changed to protect the innocent).
> 
> include         /etc/openldap/schema/core.schema
> 
> #spad specific schema
> include         /etc/openldap/schema/bdl.schema
> #sharemedia's um system schema
> include         /etc/openldap/schema/sm.schema
> 
> # Define global ACLs to disable default read access.
> access to * by dn="cn=Boopis,o=VerisignRoot" write
>             by dn="o=SharemediaRoot" write
>             by * read
> 
> sizelimit       200000
> 
> #######################################################################
> # ldbm database definitions
> #######################################################################
> database        ldbm
> 
> lastmod         on
> dbcachenowsync
> cachesize       200000
> dbcachesize     8000000
> 
> suffix          "o=VerisignRoot"
> suffix          "o=SharemediaRoot"
> directory       /var/lib/ldap
> rootdn          "cn=Directory Manager,o=SharemediaRoot"
> rootpw          lotsafun
> 
> # Create a replication log in /var/lib/ldap for use by slurpd.
> replogfile /usr/MASTER_LDAP_LOG/dspadds3_slapd.replog
> #set up replica info
> replica host=10.1.1.222:1389
> binddn="cn=Replicator,cn=Replicants,o=SharemediaRoot"
> bindmethod=simple credentials=ung_7lot

^^^ ideally all these parameters go on one line; 
if you fold it ensure you leave at least one blank 
(space or tab) at the beginning of the line, e.g.:

replica host=10.1.1.222:1389
	binddn="cn=Replicator,cn=Replicants,o=SharemediaRoot"
	bindmethod=simple credentials=ung_7lot

Pierangelo.

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