Re: meta backend olc?

[masarati@aero.polimi.it]

> Marc Patermann wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> while migrating servers form 2.3.x to 2.4.x I stumbled upon this with
>> openldap2-2.4.20-0.4.29 SLES11SP1.
>> When I try online config based on my slapd.conf file, I get an error
>>
>> # slaptest -f /etc/openldap/slapd.conf -F /etc/openldap/slapd.d -u
>> config file testing succeeded
>>
>> fine so far.
>>
>> # slaptest -f /etc/openldap/slapd.conf -F /etc/openldap/slapd.d
>> WARNING: No dynamic config support for database meta.
>> WARNING: No dynamic config support for database meta.
>>
>> WARNING: The converted cn=config directory is incomplete and may not
>> work.
>> ...
>>
>> cn=config # cat olcDatabase={1}meta.ldif
>>
>> dn: olcDatabase={1}meta
>
>> There is no URI or any meta specific attribute here.
>
> Of course not, because it is not supported. Does your question indicate
> that
> the above warning messages are not clear enough? How can we make them
> clearer?
>
>> from slapd.conf:
>>
>> database        meta
>> suffix          "ou=AllgV,ou=foo"
>> uri             "ldap://server/ou=AllgV,ou=foo";
>> suffixmassage   "ou=AllgV,ou=foo" "ou=allgv,ou=proxy,o=bar"
>> conn-ttl 30
>> idle-timeout 1m30s
>> subordinate
>>
>> Is there something wrong with my config or does meta not work with olc?
>>
>> According to the mail from p.
>> http://www.openldap.org/its/index.cgi/Documentation?expression=meta;download=Documentation/6277.followup.1.eml
>> it seems to be "not me".
>> Whereas Howard replied: "All of the core overlays now support
>> cn=config."
>> http://www.openldap.org/its/index.cgi/Documentation?id=6277;expression=meta#themesg
>
> Exactly so. meta is a backend, not an overlay, and I specifcally said
> overlays.

I've had half of back-sql's cn=config support in my working dir for
months; back-meta should be next (unless back-meta is de-commissioned,
still thinking about it).  Both these projects are starving because of
lack of time, anyone feel free to jump in.

p.