LDAP run-time configuration (RTC) cn=config
OpenLDAP version 2.3 introduced an optional feature whereby configuration may be performed at run-time using a DIT (Directory Information Tree) entry called cn=config. This article explains how to enable and use the cn=config DIT aka run-time configuration (RTC).
Enabling cn=config run-time configuration features
There is an online tutorial on this here.
Using cn=config to change slapd parameters
This is an example that shows how to use the run-time configuration feature or openldap to change parameters. In this example, we are changing the intial value (16) of the parameter olcDbSearchStack to 32.
Find the parameter you want to change :
This is how you check current value of a configuration parameter.
ldapsearch -W -x -D cn=admin,cn=config -b cn=config | olcDbSearchStack
Change the parameter :
Now this is how you update the value of the parameter olcDbSearchStack.
ldapmodify -x -D cn=admin,cn=config -W
dn: olcDatabase={1}bdb,cn=config
replace: olcDbSearchStack
olcDbSearchStack: 32 | Labels: howto, services |
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