-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Tomasz Chmielewski wrote: >>> Or perhaps it's possible to configure OpenLDAP in a way, that we can >>> "temporarily" edit slave database when the connection to the master >>> is broken, and when the connection is back, changes are sent to the >>> master, which in turn decides on what to do with it? >>> >> >> >> I am very interested in a solution where we would have a highly >> available Master server. How can I achieve that? Turning a slave to a >> master using a automatic mechanism when the master seems to be the only >> option. Am I correct? > > I doubt it. > That would perhaps mean that you have to stop the server, reconfigure > it, and start again. A few seconds when it's offline.
Actually, with 2.3.x and the config backend, apparently it is possible to reconfigure a slave as a master or a master as a slave without a restart. > Then a *precise* detection if master is up or down could be very hard, too. Yes, this is probably the bigger problem, and also ensuring that the master comes bacup up as a slave ... Regards, Buchan - -- Buchan Milne Senior Support Technician Obsidian Systems http://www.obsidian.co.za B.Eng RHCE (803004789010797),LPIC-1 (LPI000074592) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.0 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFC13VBrJK6UGDSBKcRArY9AJ9guot7o1cKvTclkL00OUd8u1dm4ACbBNuq HfSOrWK4oMgsSYpOmhIUKnQ= =e/nN -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
