requirements for accessing schema in DIT

[Brandon McCombs <bmccombs@ma.rr.com>]

What is required to get openldap to allow the schema to be viewed as 
part of the DIT? I've read different things like needing files in 
/etc/openldap/slapd.d/ and having to create an ldif file for cn=config 
(which did not work for me).  Can anyone be specific with what is 
needed? The admin guide was useless in this respect. I used 
http://www.openldap.org/doc/admin23/slapdconf2.html#Configuration
Directives for reference.