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author | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-27 11:11:40 +0000 |
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committer | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-27 11:11:40 +0000 |
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diff --git a/doc/man/man5/slapd-null.5 b/doc/man/man5/slapd-null.5 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..175c43f --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/man/man5/slapd-null.5 @@ -0,0 +1,72 @@ +.TH SLAPD-NULL 5 "RELEASEDATE" "OpenLDAP LDVERSION" +.\" Copyright 2002-2021 The OpenLDAP Foundation. All Rights Reserved. +.\" Copying restrictions apply. See COPYRIGHT/LICENSE. +.\" $OpenLDAP$ +.SH NAME +slapd\-null \- Null backend to slapd +.SH SYNOPSIS +ETCDIR/slapd.conf +.SH DESCRIPTION +The Null backend to +.BR slapd (8) +is surely the most useful part of +.BR slapd : +.br +- Searches return success but no entries. +.br +- Compares return compareFalse. +.br +- Updates return success (unless readonly is on) but do nothing. +.br +- Binds other than as the rootdn fail unless the database option "bind +on" is given. +.br +- The +.BR slapadd (8) +and +.BR slapcat (8) +tools are equally exciting. +.br +Inspired by the /dev/null device. +.SH CONFIGURATION +This +.B slapd.conf +option applies to the NULL backend database. +That is, it must follow a "database null" line and come before +any subsequent "database" lines. +Other database options are described in the +.BR slapd.conf (5) +manual page. +.TP +.B bind <on/off> +Allow binds as any DN in this backend's suffix, with any password. +The default is "off". +.TP +.B dosearch <on/off> +If enabled, a single entry will be returned on all search requests. +The entry's DN will be the same as the database suffix. +The default is "off". +.SH EXAMPLE +Here is a possible slapd.conf extract using the Null backend: +.LP +.RS +.nf +database null +suffix "cn=Nothing" +bind on +.fi +.RE +.SH ACCESS CONTROL +The +.B null +backend does not honor any of the access control semantics described in +.BR slapd.access (5). +.SH FILES +.TP +ETCDIR/slapd.conf +default slapd configuration file +.SH SEE ALSO +.BR slapd.conf (5), +.BR slapd (8), +.BR slapadd (8), +.BR slapcat (8). |