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) configuration.
It opens the slapd.conf(5) configuration file or the slapd-config(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 option is
specified, slaptest will attempt to read the default config di-
rectory 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 configura-
tion 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 op-
tions/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.
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