RE: adding VLV support to OpenLDAP 2.4.31

[Chris Card <ctcard@hotmail.com>]

> vq@vq-HVM-domU:~$ ldapsearch -x -w Vq0106%% -D "cn=admin,dc=nodomain"
> -b cn=config
> # extended LDIF
> #
> # LDAPv3
> # base <cn=config> with scope subtree
> # filter: (objectclass=*)
> # requesting: ALL
> #
>
> # search result
> search: 2
> result: 32 No such object
>
> # numResponses: 1
>
> vq@vq-HVM-domU:~$ cat /usr/share/slapd/sssvlv.ldif
> dn: olcOverlay=sssvlv,olcDatabase={1}bdb,cn=config
> objectClass: olcSssVlvConfig
> olcOverlay: sssvlv
> olcSssVlvMax: 10
> olcSssVlvMaxKeys: 5
>
> In order to actually get the search working, I use base dc=nodomain
>
> It is not my choice. I inherited the server and the configuration. Nor
> do I know much about OpenLDAP configuration. I am a programmer and my
> job is [among other things] hacking the client piece. Unfortunately,
> there is nobody else [better] qualified to configure the server.
> Hence, I am filling in for an administrator.
>
> The "ldapsearch -x -w SECRET -D "cn=admin,dc=nodomain" -b dc=nodomain"
> version works fine and I do in fact get results.
>
Are you sure that slapd is using the slapd.d configuration, rather than the old-style slapd.conf?
If slapd.d is being used, then slapd should be running with -F <dir>/slap.d, if not then it will be 
running with -f <dir>/slapd.conf.

Chris