Re: overlay order important and not documented?

[Pierangelo Masarati <ando@sys-net.it>]

Francis Swasey wrote:
> I have found using OpenLDAP 2.3.34 on a RHEL4 system (a locally built 
> RPM) that the order of the overlays can lead to a problem (slapd locks 
> up and doesn't do anything).
>
> I have found that using syncprov, accesslog, auditlog, unique will work 
> fine.  But, adding refint to the end of that chain and then do a modrdn 
> that triggers refint to want to change an attribute in another entry and 
> your slapd is locked up.  There is now one thread that will not end and 
> you will only be able to shutdown slapd with a "kill -9".
>
> However, if I change the order so that the refint is prior to the 
> accesslog overlay, then it works.
>
> Is this interaction between the two overlays and the importance of their 
> relative order a known (or at least expected) -- or should I open an ITS?

AFAIK, it is not known, although some strange and adverse interaction is 
possible (and feared).  I suggest you file an ITS.

p.



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