Re: intergrate ldap directories

["Dieter Kluenter" <dieter@dkluenter.de>]

"Mark Coetser" <mark@thummb.com> writes:

>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-openldap-software@OpenLDAP.org [mailto:owner-openldap-
>> software@OpenLDAP.org] On Behalf Of Dieter Kluenter
>> Sent: 05 October 2005 08:31 PM
>> To: openldap-software@OpenLDAP.org
>> Subject: Re: intergrate ldap directories
>> 
>> "Mark Coetser" <mark@thummb.com> writes:
>> 
>> > Hi Ppl
>> >
>> > I have 2 servers each masters for their own directory
>> >
>> > Server1 = dc=des,dc=jhb,dc=domain,dc=co,dc=za
>> > Server2 = dc=cor,dc=jhb,dc=domain,dc=co,dc=za
>> >
>> > Is there a way that I can get both servers to have the data from both
>> trees
>> 
>> Yes, think of glue and back-ldap, or syncrepl.
>> That is, depending on the version you are running, you may define a
>> subordinate database or glue databases.

> Thanks for the reply
>
> I am running version 2.2.23-8 on Debian sarge, I am quite new to ldap and
> don't quite understand what glue or back-ldap do, I have a vague
> understanding of syncrepl which would be better to use and does anyone have
> an example slapd.conf that I could have a look at ?

think of something like

database bdb
suffix dc=des.dc=jhb,dc=domain,dc=co.dc=za
subordinate

database ldap
suffix dc=cor,dc=jhb,dc=domain,dc=co,dc=za
uri ldap://the.other.server
subordinate

database bdb
suffix dc=jhb,dc=domain,dc=co,dc=za

(alternatively)
database bdb
suffix dc=jhb,dc=domain,dc=co,dc=za
syncrepl rid=xx
         provider=ldap://the.other.server
         type=refreshOnly
         searchbase="dc=cor,dc=jhb,dc=domain,dc=co,dc=za
         <more parameters>


See man slapd-ldap(5) and slapd.conf(5) for detailed information.

-Dieter

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