> Sep 29 12:38:42 sahlins Expect poor performance for suffix dc=kineticode,dc=com. OpenLDAP 2.3 will print this message if you don't have a DB_CONFIG file. This is pretty blatant. In fact, the exact lines of code are: "bdb_db_open: Warning - No DB_CONFIG file found " "in directory %s: (%d)\n" "Expect poor performance for suffix %s.\n", You want a DB_CONFIG file. Read the list archives and the FAQ-O-Matic.