1SLAPD-PASSWD(5)               File Formats Manual              SLAPD-PASSWD(5)
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NAME

6       slapd-passwd - /etc/passwd backend to slapd
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SYNOPSIS

9       /etc/openldap/slapd.conf
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DESCRIPTION

12       The  PASSWD  backend to slapd(8) serves up the user account information
13       listed in the system passwd(5) file.   This  backend  is  provided  for
14       demonstration  purposes  only.   The  DN  of  each entry is "uid=<user‐
15       name>,<suffix>".  Note that  non-base  searches  scan  the  the  entire
16       passwd file, and are best suited for hosts with small passwd files.
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CONFIGURATION

19       This  slapd.conf  option  applies to the PASSWD backend database.  That
20       is, it must follow a "database passwd" line and come before any  subse‐
21       quent  "backend"  or  "database"  lines.   Other  database  options are
22       described in the slapd.conf(5) manual page.
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24       file <filename>
25              Specifies an alternate passwd  file  to  use.   The  default  is
26              /etc/passwd.
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ACCESS CONTROL

29       The  passwd  backend does not honor any of the access control semantics
30       described in slapd.access(5).  Only  read  (=r)  access  to  the  entry
31       pseudo-attribute  and  to  the  other  attribute  values of the entries
32       returned by the search operation is honored, which is performed by  the
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FILES

37       /etc/openldap/slapd.conf
38              default slapd configuration file
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40       /etc/passwd
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SEE ALSO

44       slapd.conf(5), slapd(8), passwd(5).
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48OpenLDAP 2.4.23                   2010/06/30                   SLAPD-PASSWD(5)
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