Re: (ITS#8723) slaptest reports success status in stderr

[hyc@symas.com]

arun@gluu.org wrote:
> Full_Name: Arunmozhi
> Version: 2.4
> OS: Ubuntu 14.04.5 x64
> URL: ftp://ftp.openldap.org/incoming/
> Submission from: (NULL) (103.52.54.225)
> 
> 
> slaptest when run with -f and -F arguments for slapd.conf to slapd.d conversion
> returns all the messages only in stderr instead of returning success messages in
> stdout.
> 
> I am developing a tool which sends commands over SSH and catches the replies
> using the Python Library Paramiko. It clearly captures stdin, stdout and stderr
> when a command is run and returns to the user
> (http://docs.paramiko.org/en/2.2/api/client.html#paramiko.client.SSHClient.exec_command)
> 
> I noticed that the message "config file testing succeeded" is returned back in
> the channel stderr and not stdout.
> 
> Kindly take a look. It might be a one line fix. :)

This is not a bug. slaptest doesn't produce any actual output, only diagnostic 
messages and an exit code.

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