slapd-passwd(5)

NAME

   slapd-passwd - /etc/passwd backend to slapd

SYNOPSIS

   /etc/ldap/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 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
   subsequent  "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.

ACCESS CONTROL

   The  passwd  backend does not honor any of the access control semantics
   described in slapd.access(5).  Only  read  (=r)  access  to  the  entry
   pseudo-attribute  and  to  the  other  attribute  values of the entries
   returned by the search operation is honored, which is performed by  the
   frontend.

FILES

   /etc/ldap/slapd.conf
          default slapd configuration file

   /etc/passwd
          user account information

SEE ALSO

   slapd.conf(5), slapd(8), passwd(5).

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