Re: (ITS#7866) [PATCH] Mention default database in tools' man pages

[hyc@symas.com]

jsynacek@redhat.com wrote:
> Full_Name: Jan Synacek
> Version: 2.4.39
> OS:
> URL: http://jsynacek.fedorapeople.org/openldap/jsynacek-20140530-0001-Mention-default-database-in-tools-man-pages.patch
> Submission from: (NULL) (209.132.186.34)
>
>
> Many of the slaptools use -b to specify a database. However, there is no mention
> (apart from section 10.2.1. "The slapadd program" in the admin guide) in the
> documentation that if there are multiple databases in the configuration, the
> first one is used when no -b is given. The provided patch tries to improve the
> situation by providing an explicit mention of the default database.

Seriously? In 15 years no one else has ever remarked on this, why is this even 
worth discussing?

At any rate, the added text is incorrect. Technically, "the first database in 
the configuration that supports the requested operation" is used. E.g., if 
back-monitor is the first DB in the config, it is skipped.

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