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H1: The slapd Configuration File
Once the software has been built and installed, you are ready
to configure it for use at your site. The slapd runtime configuration
is primarily accomplished through the {{I:slapd.conf}}(5) file,
normally installed in the {{EX:/usr/local/etc/openldap}} directory.
An alternate configuration file can be specified via a
command-line option to {{slapd}}(8) or {{slurpd}}(8). This chapter
describes the general format of the config file, followed by a
detailed description of commonly used config file directives.
H2: Configuration File Format
The {{slapd.conf}}(5) file consists three types of configuration
information: global, backend specific, database specific. Global
information is specified first, followed by information associated
with a particular backend type, which is then followed by information
associated with a particular database instance. Global directives can
be overridden in a backend and/or database directives, backend directives
can be overridden by database directives.
Blank lines and comment lines beginning with a '{{EX:#}}' character
are ignored. If a line begins with white space, it is considered a
continuation of the previous line. The general format of slapd.conf is
as follows:
> # global configuration directives
> <global config directives>
>
> # backend definition
> backend <typeA>
> <backend-specific directives>
>
> # first database definition & config directives
> database <typeA>
> <database-specific directives>
>
> # second database definition & config directives
> database <typeB>
> <database-specific directives>
>
> # second database definition & config directives
> database <typeA>
> <database-specific directives>
>
> # subsequent backend & database definitions & config directives
> ...
A configuration directive may take arguments. If so, they are
separated by white space. If an argument contains white space,
the argument should be enclosed in double quotes {{EX:"like this"}}. If
an argument contains a double quote or a backslash character `{{EX:\}}',
the character should be preceded by a backslash character `{{EX:\}}'.
The distribution contains an example configuration file that will
be installed in the {{F: /usr/local/etc/openldap}} directory.
A number of files containing schema definition (attribute types
and object classes) are also provided in the
{{F: /usr/local/etc/openldap/schema}} directory.
H2: Configuration File Directives
This section details commonly used configuration directives. For
a complete list, see {{slapd.conf}}(5) manual page. This section
separates the configuration file directives into global,
backend-specific and data-specific categories, describing each
directive and its default value (if any), and giving an example of
its use.
H3: Global Directives
Directives described in this section apply to all backends
and databases, unless specifically overridden in a backend or
database definition. Arguments to directives should be replaced
by actual text are shown in brackets {{EX:<>}}.
H4: access to <what> [ by <who> <accesslevel> <control> ]+
This directive grants access (specified by <accesslevel>) to a
set of entries and/or attributes (specified by <what>) by one or
more requesters (specified by <who>).
See the {{SECT:Access Control}} section of this chapter for a
summary of basic usage.
!if 0
More details discussion of this directive can be found in the
{{SECT:Advanced Access Control}} chapter.
!endif
H4: attributetype <{{REF:RFC2252}} Attribute Type Description>
This directive defines an attribute type.
Please see the {{SECT:Schema Specification}} chapter
for information regarding how to use this directive.
H4: defaultaccess { none | compare | search | read | write }
This directive specifies the default access to grant requesters
when no {{EX:access}} directives have been specified. Access
levels implies all lesser access levels (e.g., read access
implies search and compare but no write).
Note: It is recommend that the {{EX:access}} directive be used
to specify access control. See the {{SECT:Access Control}}
section of this chapter for information regarding the {{EX:access}}
directive.
\Default:
E: defaultaccess read
H4: include <filename>
This directive specifies that slapd should read additional
configuration information from the given file before continuing
with the next line of the current file. The included file should
follow the normal slapd config file format. The file is commonly
used to include files containing schema specifications.
Note: You should be careful when using this directive - there is
no small limit on the number of nested include directives, and no
loop detection is done.
H4: loglevel <integer>
This directive specifies the level at which debugging statements
and operation statistics should be syslogged (currently
logged to the {{syslogd}}(8) LOG_LOCAL4 facility). You must
have compiled slapd with -DLDAP_DEBUG for this to work
(except for the two statistics levels, which are always enabled).
Log levels are additive. To display what numbers correspond
to what kind of debugging, invoke slapd with the ? flag or
consult the table below. The possible values for <integer> are:
!block table; colaligns="RL"; align=Center; \
title="Table 5.1: Debugging Levels"
Level Description
-1 enable all debugging
0 no debugging
1 trace function calls
2 debug packet handling
4 heavy trace debugging
8 connection management
16 print out packets sent and received
32 search filter processing
64 configuration file processing
128 access control list processing
256 stats log connections/operations/results
512 stats log entries sent
1024 print communication with shell backends
2048 print entry parsing debugging
!endblock
\Example:
E: loglevel -1
This will cause lots and lots of debugging information to be
logged.
\Default:
E: loglevel 256
H4: objectclass <{{REF:RFC2252}} Object Class Description>
This directive defines an object class.
Please see the {{SECT:Schema Specification}} chapter for
information regarding how to use this directive.
H4: referral <URI>
This directive specifies the referral to pass back when slapd
cannot find a local database to handle a request.
\Example:
> referral ldap://root.openldap.org
This will refer non-local queries to the global root LDAP server
at the OpenLDAP Project. Smart LDAP clients can re-ask their
query at that server, but note that most of these clients are
only going to know how to handle simple LDAP URLs that
contain a host part and optionally a distinguished name part.
H4: sizelimit <integer>
This directive specifies the maximum number of entries to return
from a search operation.
\Default:
> sizelimit 500
H4: timelimit <integer>
This directive specifies the maximum number of seconds (in real
time) slapd will spend answering a search request. If a
request is not finished in this time, a result indicating an
exceeded timelimit will be returned.
\Default:
> timelimit 3600
H3: General Backend Directives
H3: General Database Directives
Directives in this section only apply to the database in which
they are defined. They are supported by every type of database.
H4: database <databasetype>
This directive marks the beginning of a new database instance
definition. <databasetype> should be one of ldbm, shell, or
passwd, depending on which backend will serve the
database.
\Example:
> database ldbm
This marks the beginning of a new LDBM backend database
instance definition.
H4: readonly { on | off }
This directive puts the database into "read-only" mode. Any
attempts to modify the database will return an "unwilling to
perform" error.
\Default:
> readonly off
H4: replica
> replica host=<hostname>[:<port>]
> "binddn=<DN>"
> [bindmethod={ simple | kerberos }]
> [credentials=<password>]
> [srvtab=<filename>]
This directive specifies a replication site for this database. The
{{EX:host=}} parameter specifies a host and optionally a port where
the slave slapd instance can be found. Either a domain name
or IP address may be used for <hostname>. If <port> is not
given, the standard LDAP port number (389) is used.
The {{EX:binddn=}} parameter gives the DN to bind as for updates to
the slave slapd. It should be a DN which has read/write
access to the slave slapd's database, typically given as a
{{EX:rootdn}} in the slave's config file. It must also match the
updatedn directive in the slave slapd's config file. Since DNs are
likely to contain embedded spaces, the entire {{EX:"binddn=<DN>"}}
string should be enclosed in double quotes.
The {{EX:bindmethod}} is either simple or Kerberos, depending on
whether simple password-based authentication or Kerberos
authentication is to be used when connecting to the slave
slapd. Simple authentication requires a valid password be
given. Kerberos authentication requires a valid srvtab file.
The {{EX:credentials=}} parameter, which is only required if using
simple authentication, gives the password for {{EX:binddn}} on the
slave slapd. Simple authentication is deprecated in favor of
SASL based authentication services.
The {{EX:srvtab=}} parameter is deprecated in favor of SASL
based authentication services.
See the {{SECT:Replication}} chapter for more information on how to
use this directive.
H4: replogfile <filename>
This directive specifies the name of the replication log file to
which slapd will log changes. The replication log is typically
written by slapd and read by slurpd. Normally, this directive is
only used if slurpd is being used to replicate the database.
However, you can also use it to generate a transaction log, if
slurpd is not running. In this case, you will need to periodically
truncate the file, since it will grow indefinitely otherwise.
See the {{SECT:Replication}} chapter for more information on how to
use this directive.
H4: rootdn <dn>
This directive specifies the DN that is not subject to
access control or administrative limit restrictions for
operations on this database. The DN need not refer to
an entry in the directory. The DN may refer to a SASL
identity.
Entry-based Example:
> rootdn "cn=Manager, dc=example, dc=com"
SASL-based Example:
> rootdn "uid=root@EXAMPLE.COM"
H4: rootpw <password>
This directive specifies a password for the DN given above that
will always work, regardless of whether an entry with the given
DN exists or has a password.
This directive is deprecated in favor of SASL based authentication.
\Example:
> rootpw secret
H4: suffix <dn suffix>
This directive specifies the DN suffix of queries that will be
passed to this backend database. Multiple suffix lines can be
given, and at least one is required for each database
definition.
\Example:
> suffix "dc=example, dc=com"
Queries with a DN ending in "dc=example, dc=com"
will be passed to this backend.
Note: when the backend to pass a query to is selected, slapd
looks at the suffix line(s) in each database definition in the
order they appear in the file. Thus, if one database suffix is a
prefix of another, it must appear after it in the config file.
H4: updatedn <dn>
This directive is only applicable in a slave slapd. It specifies the
DN allowed to make changes to the replica. This may be the
the DN slurpd binds as when making changes to the replica or
the DN associated with a SASL identity.
Entry-based Example:
> updatedn "cn=Update Daemon, dc=example, dc=com"
SASL-based Example:
> updatedn "uid=slurpd@EXAMPLE.COM"
See the {{SECT:Replication}} chapter for more information on how to
use this directive.
H3: LDBM Backend-Specific Directives
Directives in this category only apply to the LDBM backend
database. That is, they must follow a "database ldbm" line and
come before any other "database" line.
H4: cachesize <integer>
This directive specifies the size in entries of the in-memory
cache maintained by the LDBM backend database instance.
\Default:
> cachesize 1000
H4: dbcachesize <integer>
This directive specifies the size in bytes of the in-memory cache
associated with each open index file. If not supported by the
underlying database method, this directive is ignored without
comment. Increasing this number uses more memory but can
cause a dramatic performance increase, especially during
modifies or when building indexes.
\Default:
> dbcachesize 100000
H4: directory <directory>
This directive specifies the directory where the LDBM files
containing the database and associated indexes live.
\Default:
> directory /usr/local/var/openldap-ldbm
H4: index {<attrlist> | default} [pres,eq,approx,sub,none]
This directive specifies the indexes to maintain for the given
attribute. If only an {{EX:<attrlist>}} is given, the default
indexes are maintained.
\Example:
> index default pres,eq
> index objectClass,uid
> index cn,sn eq,sub,approx
The first line sets the default to indices to maintain to present
and equality. The second line causes the default (pres,eq) set
of indices to be maintained for {{EX:objectClass}} and {{EX:uid}} attribute
types. The third line causes equality, substring, and approximate
filters to be maintained for {{EX:cn}} and {{EX:sn}} attribute types.
H4: mode <integer>
This directive specifies the file protection mode that newly
created database index files should have.
\Default:
> mode 0600
H3: Shell Backend-Specific Directives
> bind <pathname>
> unbind <pathname>
> search <pathname>
> compare <pathname>
> modify <pathname>
> modrdn <pathname>
> add <pathname>
> delete <pathname>
> abandon <pathname>
These directives specify the pathname of the command to
execute in response to the given LDAP operation. The
command given should understand and follow the input/output
conventions described in Appendix B.
\Example:
> search /usr/local/bin/search.sh
Note that you need only supply those commands you want the
backend to handle. Operations for which a command is not
supplied will be refused with an "unwilling to perform" error.
H3: Password Backend-Specific Directives
Directives in this category only apply to the PASSWD backend
database. That is, they must follow a "database passwd" line
and come before any other "database" line.
H4: file <filename>
This directive specifies an alternate passwd file to use.
\Default:
> file /etc/passwd
H3: TCL Backend-Specific Directives
H4: scriptpath <pathname>
This is the full path to a file containing the TCL command(s) to handle
the LDAP operations.
H4: Proc specifiers
> bind <proc>
> unbind <proc>
> search <proc>
> compare <proc>
> modify <proc>
> modrdn <proc>
> add <proc>
> delete <proc>
> abandon <proc>
These directives specify the name of the proc (function) in the
TCL script specified in {{EX:scriptpath}} to execute in response to
the given LDAP operation.
\Example:
> search proc_search
Note that you need only supply those commands you want the
TCL backend to handle. Operations for which a command is not
supplied will be refused with an "unwilling to perform" error.
H4: tclrealm <name>
This is one of the biggest pluses of using the TCL backend.
The realm let's you group several databases to the same interpretor.
This basically means they share the same global variables and proc
space. So global variables, as well as all the procs are callable
between databases. If no {{EX:tclrealm}} is specified, it is put into the
"default" realm.
H2: Access Control
Access to slapd entries and attributes is controlled by the
access configuration file directive. The general form of an
access line is:
> <access directive> ::= access to <what>
> [by <who> <access> <control>]+
> <what> ::= * | [ dn[.<target style>]=<regex>]
> [filter=<ldapfilter>] [attrs=<attrlist>]
> <target style> ::= regex | base | one | subtree | children
> <attrlist> ::= <attr> | <attr> , <attrlist>
> <attr> ::= <attrname> | entry | children
> <who> ::= [* | anonymous | users | self |
> dn[.<subject style>]=<regex>]
> [dnattr=<attrname> ]
> [group[/<objectclass>[/<attrname>][.<basic style>]]=<regex> ]
> [peername[.<basic style>]=<regex>]
> [sockname[.<basic style>]=<regex>]
> [domain[.<basic style>]=<regex>]
> [sockurl[.<basic style>]=<regex>]
> [set=<setspec>]
> [aci=<attrname>]
> <subject style> ::= regex | exact | base | one | subtree | children
> <basic style> ::= regex | exact
> <access> ::= [self]{<level>|<priv>}
> <level> ::= none | auth | compare | search | read | write
> <priv> ::= {=|+|-}{w|r|s|c|x}+
> <control> ::= [stop | continue | break]
where the <what> part selects the entries and/or attributes to
which the access applies, the {{EX:<who>}} part specifies which
entities are granted access, and the {{EX:<access>}} part specifies
the access granted. Multiple {{EX:<who> <access> <control>}} triplets
are supported, allowing many entities to be granted different
access to the same set of entries and attributes.
H3: What to control access to
The <what> part of an access specification determines the
entries and attributes to which the access control applies.
Entries can be selected in two ways: by a regular expression
matching the entry's distinguished name:
> dn=<regular expression>
Note: The DN pattern specified should be "normalized",
meaning that there should be no extra spaces, and commas
should be used to separate components. An example
normalized DN is "cn=Babs Jensen,dc=example,dc=com".
An example of a non-normalized DN is
"cn=Babs Jensen; dc=example, dc=com".
Or, entries may be selected by a filter matching some
attribute(s) in the entry:
> filter=<ldap filter>
where <ldap filter> is a string representation of an LDAP
search filter, as described in {{REF:RFC2254}}.
Attributes within an entry are selected by including a
comma-separated list of attribute names in the <what>
selector:
> attrs=<attribute list>
Access to the entry itself must be granted or denied using the
special attribute name "{{EX:entry}}". Note that giving access to an
attribute is not enough; access to the entry itself through the
{{EX:entry}} attribute is also required. The complete examples at
the end of this section should help clear things up.
Lastly, there is a special entry selector {{EX:"*"}} is used to
select any entry. It is used when no other {{EX:<what>}}
selector has been provided. It's equivalent to "{{EX:dn=.*}}"
H3: Who to grant access to
The <who> part identifies the entity or entities being granted
access. Note that access is granted to "entities" not "entries."
The follow table summaries entity specifiers:
!block table; align=Center; \
title="Table 5.2: Access Entity Specifiers"
Specifier Entities
* All, including anonymous and authenticated users
anonymous Anonymous (non-authenticated) users
users Authenticated users
self User associated with target entry
dn=<regex> Users matching regular expression
!endblock
The DN specifier takes a regular expression which is used
to match against the "normalized" DN of the current entity.
> dn=<regular expression>
By "normalized", we mean that all extra spaces have been
removed from the entities DN and commas are used to
separate RDN components.
Other control factors forms are also supported.
For example, a {{EX:<what>}} can be restricted by a
regular expression matching the client's IP address or domain name:
> addr=<regular expression>
> domain=<regular expression>
or by an entry listed in a DN-valued attribute in the entry to
which the access applies:
> dnattr=<dn-valued attribute name>
The dnattr specification is used to give access to an entry
whose DN is listed in an attribute of the entry (e.g., give
access to a group entry to whoever is listed as the owner of
the group entry).
H3: The access to grant
The kind of <access> granted can be one of the following:
!block table; colaligns="LRL"; align=Center; \
title="Table 5.3: Access Levels"
Level Privledges Description
none no access
auth =x needed to bind
compare =cx needed to compare
search =scx needed to apply search filters
read =rscx needed to read search results
write =wrscx needed to modify/rename
!endblock
Each level implies all lower levels of access. So, for
example, granting someone write access to an entry also
grants them read, search, compare, and auth access. However,
one may use the privledges specify to grant specific permissions.
H3: Access Control Evaluation
When evaluating whether some requester should be given
access to an entry and/or attribute, slapd compares the entry
and/or attribute to the {{EX:<what>}} selectors given in the
configuration file. Access directives local to the current
database are examined first, followed by global access
directives. Within this priority, access directives are
examined in the order in which they appear in the config file.
Slapd stops with the first {{EX:<what>}} selector that matches the
entry and/or attribute. The corresponding access directive is
the one slapd will use to evaluate access.
Next, slapd compares the entity requesting access to the
{{EX:<who>}} selectors within the access directive selected above,
in the order in which they appear. It stops with the first {{EX:<who>}}
selector that matches the requester. This determines the
access the entity requesting access has to the entry and/or
attribute.
Finally, slapd compares the access granted in the selected
{{EX:<access>}} clause to the access requested by the client. If it
allows greater or equal access, access is granted. Otherwise,
access is denied.
The order of evaluation of access directives makes their
placement in the configuration file important. If one access
directive is more specific than another in terms of the entries
it selects, it should appear first in the config file. Similarly, if
one {{EX:<who>}} selector is more specific than another it should
come first in the access directive. The access control
examples given below should help make this clear.
H3: Access Control Examples
The access control facility described above is quite powerful.
This section shows some examples of its use. First, some
simple examples:
> access to * by * read
This access directive grants read access to everyone.
> access to *
> by self write
> by anonymous auth
> by * read
This directive allows users to modify their own entries,
allows authenticate, and allows authenticated users to read.
Note that only the first {{EX:by <who>}} clause which matches applies.
Hence, the anonymous users are granted {{EX:auth}}, not {{EX:read}}.
The last clause just as well have been "{{EX:by users read}}".
The following example shows the use of a regular expression
to select the entries by DN in two access directives where
ordering is significant.
> access to dn=".*,dc=example,dc=com"
> by * search
> access to dn=".*,dc=com"
> by * read
Read access is granted to entries under the {{EX:dc=com}}.
subtree, except for those entries under the {{EX:dc=example,dc=com}}
subtree, to which search access is granted. No access to
{{EX:dc=com}} as the neither access directive matches this DN.
If the order of these access directives was reversed, the
trailing directive would never be reached, since all
{{EX:dc=example,dc=com}} entries are also {{EX:dc=com}} entries.
Also note that if no {{EX:access to}} directive matches or
no {{EX:by <who>}} clause, {{B:access is denied}}. That is, every
{{EX:access to}} directive ends with a implicit {{EX:by * none}}
clause and access list itself ends with {{EX:access to * by * none}}
directive. Only if no access controls are specified, is the
{{EX:defaultaccess}} granted.
The next example again shows the importance of ordering,
both of the access directives and the {{EX:by <who>}} clauses.
It also shows the use of an attribute selector to grant access
to a specific attribute and various {{EX:<who>}} selectors.
> access to dn="(.*,)?dc=example,dc=com" attr=homePhone
> by self write
> by dn="(.*,)?dc=example,dc=com" search
> by domain=.*\.example\.com read
> access to dn="(.*,)?dc=example,dc=com"
> by self write
> by dn=".*,dc=example,dc=com" search
> by anonymous auth
This example applies to entries in the "{{EX:dc=example, dc=com}}"
subtree. To all attributes except {{EX:homePhone}}, the entry itself
can write them, other {{EX:example.com}} entries can search by them,
anybody else has no access ((implicit {{EX:by * none}}) excepting for
authentication/authorization (which is always done anonymously).
The {{EX:homePhone}} attribute is writable by the entry, searchable
by other {{EX:example.com}} entries, readable by clients connecting
from somewhere in the {{EX:example.com}} domain, and otherwise not
readable (implicit {{EX:by * none}}). All other access
is denied by the implicit {{EX:access to * by * none}}.
Sometimes it is useful to permit a particular DN to add or
remove itself from an attribute. For example, if you would like to
create a group and allow people too add and remove only
their own DN from the member attribute, you could accomplish
it with an access directive like this:
> access to attr=member,entry
> by dnattr=member selfwrite
The dnattr {{EX:<who>}} selector says that the access applies to
entries listed in the {{EX:member}} attribute. The {{EX:selfwrite}} access
selector says that such members can only add or delete their
own DN from the attribute, not other values. The addition of
the entry attribute is required because access to the entry is
required to access any of the entry's attributes.
!if 0
For more details on how to use the {{EX:access}} directive,
consult the {{Advanced Access Control}} chapter.
!endif
H2: Configuration File Example
The following is an example configuration file, interspersed
with explanatory text. It defines two databases to handle
different parts of the {{TERM:X.500}} tree; both are {{TERM:LDBM}}
database instances. The line numbers shown are provided for
reference only and are not included in the actual file. First, the
global configuration section:
E: 1. # example config file - global configuration section
E: 2. include /usr/local/etc/schema/core.schema
E: 3. referral ldap://root.openldap.org
E: 4. access to * by * read
Line 1 is a comment. Lines 2 include another config file
which containing {{core}} schema definitions.
The {{EX:referral}} directive on line 3
means that queries not local to one of the databases defined
below will be referred to the LDAP server running on the
standard port (389) at the host {{EX:root.openldap.org}}.
Line 4 is a global access control. It is used only if
no database access controls match or when the target
objects are not under the control of any database (such as
the Root DSE).
The next section of the configuration file defines an LDBM
backend that will handle queries for things in the
"dc=example,dc=com" portion of the tree. The
database is to be replicated to two slave slapds, one on
truelies, the other on judgmentday. Indexes are to be
maintained for several attributes, and the {{EX:userPassword}}
attribute is to be protected from unauthorized access.
E: 5. # ldbm definition for the example.com
E: 6. database ldbm
E: 7. suffix "dc=example, dc=com"
E: 8. directory /usr/local/var/openldap
E: 9. rootdn "cn=Manager, dc=example, dc=com"
E: 10. rootpw secret
E: 11. # replication directives
E: 12. replogfile /usr/local/var/openldap/slapd.replog
E: 13. replica host=slave1.example.com:389
E: 14. binddn="cn=Replicator, dc=example, dc=com"
E: 15. bindmethod=simple credentials=secret
E: 16. replica host=slave2.example.com
E: 17. binddn="cn=Replicator, dc=example, dc=com"
E: 18. bindmethod=simple credentials=secret
E: 19. # indexed attribute definitions
E: 20. index uid pres,eq
E: 21. index cn,sn,uid pres,eq,approx,sub
E: 22. index objectClass eq
E: 23. # ldbm access control definitions
E: 24. access to attr=userPassword
E: 25. by self write
E: 26. by anonymous auth
E: 27. by dn="cn=Admin,dc=example,dc=com" write
E: 28. by * none
E: 29. access to *
E: 30. by self write
E: 31. by anonymous auth
E: 32. by dn="cn=Admin,dc=example,dc=com" write
E: 33. by * read
Line 5 is a comment. The start of the database definition is
marked by the database keyword on line 6. Line 7 specifies
the DN suffix for queries to pass to this database. Line 8
specifies the directory in which the database files will live
Lines 9 and 10 identify the database "super user" entry and
associated password. This entry is not subject to access
control or size or time limit restrictions.
Lines 11 through 18 are for replication. Line 11 specifies the
replication log file (where changes to the database are logged
\- this file is written by slapd and read by slurpd). Lines 12
through 14 specify the hostname and port for a replicated
host, the DN to bind as when performing updates, the bind
method (simple) and the credentials (password) for the
binddn. Lines 15 through 18 specify a second replication site.
See the {{SECT:Replication with slurpd}} chapter for more
information on these directives.
Lines 20 through 22 indicate the indexes to maintain for
various attributes.
Lines 24 through 33 specify access control for entries in the
database. For all entries, the {{EX:userPassword}} attribute is
writable by the entry and the "admin" entry, may be used for
authentication/authorization purposes, but is otherwise not
readable. All other attributes by writable by the entry and
the "admin" entry, may be used for authentication/authorization
purposes, but may be read by authenticated users.
The next section of the example configuration file defines
another LDBM database. This one handles queries involving
the {{EX:dc=example,dc=net}} subtree. Note that without
line 38, the read access would be allowed due to the
global access rule at line 4.
E: 33. # ldbm definition for example.net
E: 34. database ldbm
E: 35. suffix "dc=example, dc=net"
E: 36. directory /usr/local/var/ldbm-example-net
E: 37. rootdn "cn=Manager, dc=example, dc=com"
E: 38. access to * by users read