opendarwin man page for slapd-passwd

Query: slapd-passwd

OS: opendarwin

Section: 5

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SLAPD-PASSWD(5) 						File Formats Manual						   SLAPD-PASSWD(5)

NAME
slapd-passwd - /etc/passwd backend to slapd
SYNOPSIS
/etc/openldap/slapd.conf
DESCRIPTION
The PASSWD backend to slapd(8) serves up the user account information listed in the system passwd(5) file. This backend is provided for demonstration purposes only. The DN of each entry is "uid=<username>,<suffix>". Note that non-base searches scan the the entire passwd file, and are best suited for hosts with small passwd files.
CONFIGURATION
This slapd.conf option applies to the PASSWD backend database. That is, it must follow a "database passwd" line and come before any subse- quent "backend" or "database" lines. Other database options are described in the slapd.conf(5) manual page. file <filename> Specifies an alternate passwd file to use. The default is /etc/passwd.
FILES
/etc/openldap/slapd.conf default slapd configuration file /etc/passwd user account information
SEE ALSO
slapd.conf(5), slapd(8), passwd(5). OpenLDAP 2.1.X RELEASEDATE SLAPD-PASSWD(5)
Related Man Pages
slapd-null(5) - centos
slapd-null(5) - mojave
slapd-null(5) - osx
slapd-passwd(5) - suse
slapd-passwd(5) - freebsd
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