Re: Including schema in directory based config?

[Will Dowling <will+lists_openldap@autodeist.com>]

> No, you are never supposed to muck with any of the files inside slapd.d. 
> You slapadd the LDIF files, same way you would load any other LDIF file 
> into slapd.

Wow, okay. The online documentation doesn't make that clear at all 
(especially when it talks about converting your old config).

http://www.openldap.org/doc/admin24/slapdconf2.html

I'm not about to start picking fights with the Chief Architect though.

Keeping that in mind - are you advocating this from a design point of 
view (it won't work properly), or a precautionary one (you shouldn't 
unless you know what you're doing)?

If it's the former (it won't work properly), can you make any 
recommendations for best-practice in terms of maintaining changes to 
third-party packaged configurations?

For example, if we roll out updated schmea, would it be best to drop and 
re-add the schema - or diff the structure and create an update LDIF?

Seems a bit clunky if thats the case, but I have had a few settings not 
stick already (olcDatabaseDirectory).

Anyway, would love your insight and thanks for your time :)


Will Dowling

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