try: slapd -h "ldap:/// ldaps:///" -h takes only one arg. > jrun:/usr/local/libexec# ./slapd -d 127 -h ldap:/// ldaps:/// -- Markus Benning .^. /V\ Tel. : +49 9131 7 21713 /( )\ Email: Markus.Benning@siemens.com ^^-^^ __________________________________ Open Source is a philosophy not a price tag!