Re: syncrepl and push-based replication like slurpd http://www.openldap.org/doc/admin24/replication.html#Syncrepl%20Proxy

["Dieter Kluenter" <dieter@dkluenter.de>]

Noèl Köthe <noel@debian.org> writes:

> Hello together,
>
> I'm using openldap 2.4.11 on Debian GNU/Linux lenny.
> I have problems to understand the admin guide part about the
> configuration of push-based syncrepl like slurpd
> http://www.openldap.org/doc/admin24/replication.html#Syncrepl%20Proxy
>
> The syncrepl setup needs to be like slurpd because the master LDAP
> server is in the LAN and LDAP data needs to be push to external servers
> which cannot access the LAN (firewalled for security reasons).
>
> So I need to configure the described "18.3.5. Syncrepl Proxy" setup.
> The description talks about "uri             ldap://localhost:9012/"; and
> "provider=ldap://localhost:9011/"; but on these ports nothing is
> listening.
>
> As far as I understand I need to configure from where I pull the data
> (syncrepl provider which is clear) but the point I don't understand is
> where to set the slave server which slapd-ldap connects to push data to.
> Beside the manpage and the admin guide I couldn't find any helpful
> documentation which helps me to understand this desired setup
>
> Could you help me to understand it?

the provider is in a protected LAN.
The ldap proxy resides on a gateway router or some host which has the
ability to route between the two networks.
The consumer is a member host within the DMZ.

-Dieter

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