Re: slow cn=config changes; Re: Correct procedure to backup LDAP?

[Howard Chu <hyc@symas.com>]

Eric Irrgang wrote:
> On Mon, 14 Aug 2006, Howard Chu wrote:
> > I should note that for this specific example, you can also set 
> > readonly mode using cn=monitor, which has no particular impact on the 
> > thread pool, so it should take effect immediately.
>
> Okay, that I don't understand.  Are you still talking about putting 
> the hdb database in readonly mode?  You can do that from cn=monitor? 
> Apparently I'm not up on my cn=monitor lore... that sounds like the 
> magic bullet.  Can you give an example?
Just issue a modify request on the readOnly attribute in a cn=database 
<x> entry under cn=monitor. It's much the same as setting olcReadOnly 
under cn=config, but it only affects the in-memory flag. I.e., it 
doesn't touch the permanent config at all.

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