SLAPTEST(8) System Manager's Manual SLAPTEST(8)
NAME
slaptest - Check the suitability of the OpenLDAP slapd configuration
SYNOPSIS
/usr/sbin/slaptest [-d debug-level] [-f slapd.conf] [-F confdir] [-ndb-
num] [-o option[=value]] [-Q] [-u] [-v]
DESCRIPTION
Slaptest is used to check the conformance of the slapd(8) configura-
tion. It opens the slapd.conf(5) configuration file or the slapd-con-
fig(5) backend, and parses it according to the general and the backend-
specific rules, checking its sanity.
OPTIONS
-d debug-level
enable debugging messages as defined by the specified debug-
level; see slapd(8) for details.
-f slapd.conf
specify an alternative slapd.conf(5) file.
-F confdir
specify a config directory. If both -f and -F are specified,
the config file will be read and converted to config directory
format and written to the specified directory. If neither op-
tion is specified, slaptest will attempt to read the default
config directory before trying to use the default config file.
If a valid config directory exists then the default config file
is ignored. If dry-run mode is also specified, no conversion
will occur.
-n dbnum
Just open and test the dbnum-th database listed in the configu-
ration file. To only test the config database slapd-config(5),
use -n 0 as it is always the first database.
-o option[=value]
Specify an option with a(n optional) value. Possible generic
options/values are:
syslog=<subsystems> (see `-s' in slapd(8))
syslog-level=<level> (see `-S' in slapd(8))
syslog-user=<user> (see `-l' in slapd(8))
-Q Be extremely quiet: only the exit code indicates success (0) or
not (any other value).
-u enable dry-run mode (i.e. don't fail if databases cannot be
opened, but config is fine).
-v enable verbose mode.
EXAMPLES
To check a slapd.conf(5) give the command:
/usr/sbin/slaptest -f //etc/ldap/slapd.conf -v
SEE ALSO
ldap(3), slapd(8), slapdn(8)
"OpenLDAP Administrator's Guide" (http://www.OpenLDAP.org/doc/admin/)
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
OpenLDAP Software is developed and maintained by The OpenLDAP Project
<http://www.openldap.org/>. OpenLDAP Software is derived from the Uni-
versity of Michigan LDAP 3.3 Release.
OpenLDAP 2.5.13+dfsg-5 2022/07/14 SLAPTEST(8)
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