Re: (ITS#5134) dbconfig vs. DB_CONFIG

[ghenry@suretecsystems.com]

<quote who="Howard Chu">
> Gavin Henry wrote:
>> <quote who="Howard Chu">
>>> ghenry@suretecsystems.com wrote:
>>>> I would say since dbconfig directives only work on a restart of slapd,
>>>> and
>>>> that if a DB_CONFIG is present, the DB_CONFIG should *always* take
>>>> precedence. If dbconfig changes could make a difference via
>>>> back-config,
>>>> which they can't without a restart, then dbconfig stuff should
>>>> override
>>>> any DB_CONFIG.
>>> dbconfig behavior via cn=config is fully dynamic, and thus quite
>>> different
>>> from
>>> slapd.conf. Changes to dbconfig via cn=config take effect immediately
>>> and
>>> will
>>> completely rewrite the DB_CONFIG file.
>>
>> Understood, but a restart would still be needed to make the db env
>> honour
>> DB_CONFIG, right?
>
> NO. "Fully dynamic" and "take effect immediately" means exactly that. I
> did not
> say "the file is written immediately but there's no effect until the
> server is
> restarted." Immediate effect means immediate effect. Do we really have to
> say
> everything twice or thrice here before people get it?

Ok, I get it. I didn't know the db env was reopened when needed with
cn=config. Now I do.

I'll make sure this is in the docs. I'll try to make it crystal clear!

P.S. What does thrice mean? ;-)