On 04/21/2011 12:19 PM, piccardi wrote: > On 20/04/2011 22:38, Howard Chu wrote: >> Jose Ildefonso Camargo Tolosa wrote: >>> Resending on-list. >>> Well, I actually got used to cn=config pretty quickly, nevertheless, I >>> still find easier to understand and modify the slapd.conf file than >>> the directory structure under slapd.d... it is definitely more complex >>> (and I don't think it is easier to modify using a LDAP administration >>> tool). >> The directory structure under slapd.d is private/internal to slapd. >> >> Forget it is even there. As far as you're concerned, it does not even >> exist. >> >> The only thing you should ever look at is the LDAP DIT, whether returned >> by slapcat, ldapsearch, or your LDAP GUI browser of choice. >> > That's really bad news. > > Sorry, probably I'm just an old style Unix admin, but I don't like at > all to be forced to use any kind of program different from an editor to > do a server configuration. > > That's a major strenght of an Unix system, and giving it away is very > bad. I understand that in some case it will be needed, what I don't > agree is forcing this choice for all the cases. > > Regards > Simone > Hi,
The script ldapedit mentioned earlier open up entries in your editor of choice. I personally use this fine little ldap editor with vi's basic syntax: http://www.lichteblau.com/ldapvi/ It is very configurable, has a small footprint, few dependencies and let you add, modify all your ldap entries. Regards François
