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



NAME
       slapd-null - Null backend to slapd

SYNOPSIS
       /etc/ldap/slapd.conf

DESCRIPTION
       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.

CONFIGURATION
       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".

EXAMPLE
       Here is a possible slapd.conf extract using the Null backend:

              database null
              suffix   "cn=Nothing"
              bind     on

ACCESS CONTROL
       The null backend does  not  honor  any  of  the  access  control  semantics  described  in
       slapd.access(5).

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

SEE ALSO
       slapd.conf(5), slapd(8), slapadd(8), slapcat(8).



OpenLDAP                                    2014/09/20                              SLAPD-NULL(5)