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Specify Database Directives

The slapd configuration file requires values for additional database directives.

To specify the directives, edit the following:

• database

  Specify any supported backend type.

  Example: bdb

• suffix

  Specify the database suffix.

  Example: dc=example,dc=com

• rootdn

  Specify the DN of root.

  Example: cn=Manager,dc=example,dc=com

• rootpw

  Specify the password to root.

• directory

  Specify the path of the database directory.

  Example: /usr/local/var/openldap-data

  Note: The database directory must exist prior to running slapd and should only be accessible to the slapd process.