Re: back-sql configuration

[Pierangelo Masarati <masarati@aero.polimi.it>]

On 05/30/2011 01:00 PM, Chris Card wrote:
> I am trying to set up openldap to use back-sql and mysql (currently
> on Fedora 14 with packages openldap-servers-sql-2.4.23-4.fc14.x86_64,
> openldap-2.4.23-4.fc14.x86_64, openldap-clients-2.4.23-4.fc14.x86_64,
> openldap-servers-2.4.23-4.fc14.x86_64).
>
> Is it true that to do this openldap must use the old slapd.conf
> method rather than the newer dynamic configuration method using
> slapd.d?

Yes.

> I can get back-sql working using config from
> /etc/openldap/slapd.conf, but when I try to create the equivalent
> config under slapd.d I can't see any where to put the equivalent of
> dbname, subtree_cond etc., and I see a warning "No dynamic config
> support for database sql".

This is exactly telling you that back-sql does not support dynamic 
configuration.

> If it *is* true that slapd.conf must be used for back-sql config, can
> openldap use slapd.conf and slapd.d config at the same time, or must
> all the openldap config come from slapd.conf?

All configuration must come from slapd.conf.

p.