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SLAPD-PASSWD(5)                                                                              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=<user-
       name>,<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 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/openldap/slapd.conf
              default slapd configuration file

       /etc/passwd
              user account information

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



OpenLDAP 2.3.27                                  2006/08/19                                  SLAPD-PASSWD(5)