I have the same problem on one of our servers. I don't have backup files in the config area:
r...@leopard:/etc/ldap/slapd.d# grep olcDbDirectory: /etc/ldap/slapd.d/cn\=config/olcDatabase* /etc/ldap/slapd.d/cn=config/olcDatabase={1}hdb.ldif:olcDbDirectory: /var/lib/ldap /etc/ldap/slapd.d/cn=config/olcDatabase={2}monitor.ldif:olcDbDirectory: /var/lib/ldap /etc/ldap/slapd.d/cn=config/olcDatabase={3}ldap.ldif:olcDbDirectory: /var/lib/ldap r...@leopard:/etc/ldap/slapd.d# grep olcSuffix: /etc/ldap/slapd.d/cn\=config/olcDatabase* /etc/ldap/slapd.d/cn=config/olcDatabase={1}hdb.ldif:olcSuffix: dc=cpd,dc=co,dc=uk /etc/ldap/slapd.d/cn=config/olcDatabase={3}ldap.ldif:olcSuffix: dc=cpd,dc=co,dc=uk r...@leopard:/etc/ldap/slapd.d# ls -l /etc/ldap/slapd.d/cn\=config/olcDatabase* -rw-r----- 1 openldap openldap 2216 2010-06-24 10:29 /etc/ldap/slapd.d/cn=config/olcDatabase={0}config.ldif -rw-r----- 1 openldap openldap 2142 2010-06-24 10:29 /etc/ldap/slapd.d/cn=config/olcDatabase={-1}frontend.ldif -rw-r----- 1 openldap openldap 1913 2010-06-24 10:29 /etc/ldap/slapd.d/cn=config/olcDatabase={1}hdb.ldif -rw-r----- 1 openldap openldap 533 2010-03-24 01:13 /etc/ldap/slapd.d/cn=config/olcDatabase={2}monitor.ldif -rw-r----- 1 openldap openldap 1375 2010-03-24 01:15 /etc/ldap/slapd.d/cn=config/olcDatabase={3}ldap.ldif /etc/ldap/slapd.d/cn=config/olcDatabase={1}hdb: total 4 -rw-r--r-- 1 openldap openldap 191 2010-03-18 06:05 olcOverlay=syncprov.ldif r...@leopard:/etc/ldap/slapd.d# apt-get install -f Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: python-xapian libntfs-3g54 libfont-freetype-perl Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them. 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. 1 not fully installed or removed. After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used. Setting up slapd (2.4.21-0ubuntu5) ... Backing up /etc/ldap/slapd.d/ in /var/backups/slapd-2.4.21-0ubuntu2... done. chown: cannot access `olcDbDirectory\nolcDbDirectory': No such file or directory dpkg: error processing slapd (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: slapd E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) -- error during slapd configuration: chown: cannot access `olcDbDirectory\nolcDbDirectory' https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/450645 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs