Documentation Request

[Tom Jay <tom_jay@hotmail.com>]

Hello,

Can I make a request that certain features of the access control documentation are emphasized? I've wasted quite a lot of time on this and some simple rules (which already exist in the documentation) would have been really helpful. These are:

8. Access Control
8.2. Access Control via Static Configuration
8.2.5. Access Control Examples

To all attributes except homePhone, an entry can write to itself, entries under example.com entries can search by them, anybody else has no access (implicit by * none) excepting for authentication/authorization (which is always done anonymously).

The fact that authentication is always done anonymously, even if anonymous binds are disabled in the configuration, is very important.

8.2.4. Access Control Evaluation

Slapd stops with the first <what> selector that matches the entry and/or attribute.

This is also very important, as it explains exactly how the access rules are processed.

The order of evaluation of access directives makes their placement in the configuration file important.

I don't think this is emphasized enough, as it is critical to how the access rules are processed.

Also, some mention of the ACL log level would be useful!

Thanks.

Tom