For OpenBSD 4.4 and current the flavor "bdb" is broken on openldap
BROKEN= OpenLDAP 2.3 is incompatible with Berkeley DB 4.6
So, what to do? My experience is that compiling BDB and OpenLDAP
yourself isn't hard,
yep, I remember compiling apache back in the middle 90's
For security and laziness, I have been trying to use the ports this
decade tho ;)
> If your LDAP use is write-heavy, or you're planning on using
replication....
I was using openldap for the password auth for sendmail smtpauth and
cyrus-imap
on an older openbsd server and was looking to upgrade then saw this issue.
Hmmm. The passwords don't change often, because that customer has a
small mail server for just three domains
but they could change if one of the hundred or so users changes their
email password, but that is very
infrequent. ... So we are not write heavy.
However, I saw your link to the issue that lbm is removed from openldap
2.4.12... arggg..
geez I really don't like using a storage method that is not used going
forward.
So choices for those with older openbsd port of openldap with bdb flavor
are:
* don't upgrade ( bad choice)
* upgrade to openbsd 4.4 or current using the official port and renter
data storing in the obsolete backend ldbm (ughhh)
* Or go ahead and make a port for openldap 2.4.13 for current openbsd :(
Since in the above situation the ldap is not write heavy and changes
little I could just use the obsolete storage method.
But first I'll see how ugly it is to compile OpenLDAP 2.4.13 on current
or 4.4...
thanks for the input.
