1SLAPD-NULL(5) File Formats Manual SLAPD-NULL(5)
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6 slapd-null - Null backend to slapd
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9 /etc/openldap/slapd.conf
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12 The Null backend to slapd(8) is surely the most useful part of slapd:
13 - Searches return success but no entries.
14 - Compares return compareFalse.
15 - Updates return success (unless readonly is on) but do nothing.
16 - Binds other than as the rootdn fail unless the database option "bind
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18 - The slapadd(8) and slapcat(8) tools are equally exciting.
19 Inspired by the /dev/null device.
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22 This slapd.conf option applies to the NULL backend database. That is,
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24 "database" lines. Other database options are described in the
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27 bind <on/off>
28 Allow binds as any DN in this backend's suffix, with any pass‐
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32 Here is a possible slapd.conf extract using the Null backend:
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34 database null
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36 bind on
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39 The null backend does not honor any of the access control semantics
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43 /etc/openldap/slapd.conf
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47 slapd.conf(5), slapd(8), slapadd(8), slapcat(8).
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51OpenLDAP 2.4.40 2014/09/20 SLAPD-NULL(5)