slapd-null - Null backend to slapd
/etc/ldap/slapd.conf
The Null backend to
slapd(8) is surely the most useful part of
slapd:
- Searches return success but no entries.
- Compares return compareFalse.
- Updates return success (unless readonly is on) but do nothing.
- Binds other than as the rootdn fail unless the database option "bind
on" is given.
- The
slapadd(8) and
slapcat(8) tools are equally exciting.
Inspired by the /dev/null device.
This
slapd.conf option applies to the NULL backend database. That is, it
must follow a "database null" line and come before any subsequent
"database" lines. Other database options are described in the
slapd.conf(5) manual page.
- bind <on/off>
- Allow binds as any DN in this backend's suffix, with any
password. The default is "off".
- dosearch <on/off>
- If enabled, a single entry will be returned on all search
requests. The entry's DN will be the same as the database suffix. The
default is "off".
Here is a possible slapd.conf extract using the Null backend:
database null
suffix "cn=Nothing"
bind on
The
null backend does not honor any of the access control semantics
described in
slapd.access(5).
- /etc/ldap/slapd.conf
- default slapd configuration file
slapd.conf(5),
slapd(8),
slapadd(8),
slapcat(8).