Re: DB_LOG_AUTOREMOVE error with slapadd

[Howard Chu <hyc@symas.com>]

ricardo.ferreira@cimsoft.pt wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Software Specifications
>  - OpenLDAP v2.3.20
>  - SleepyCat   v4.4
>
> 1 - Configure database to remove automatically log files from
> /usr/local/var/openldap-data
> 2 - Test with slapd service up
> 3 - Logs where correctly automatically removed by server
>
> Error:
> 4 - Remove database files from /usr/local/var/opendap-data
> 5 - Stop slapd service
> 6 - slapadd a huge information with command slapadd
> 7 - Logs were create and almost full my disk
>
> Questions
> (A) The parameter "set_flags DB_LOG_AUTOREMOVE" doesn't work with the
> command slapadd?
> (B) How could I remove the logs correctly at the end of commmand slapadd?
>
>
>   
The DB_LOG_AUTOREMOVE option can only remove logs after a successful 
checkpoint occurs. The slap tools only do a checkpoint at the very end, 
before exiting. You should look at using "slapadd -q" instead if you 
don't want to deal with the logs during a slapadd.

--   -- Howard Chu
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