On 8/26/21 9:41 AM, Ulrich Windl wrote: > Honestly I'm quite afraid of the "space explosion" that seems to be an > inherent feature of MDB. 8-(
It's hard to tell about which problem you're talking without the usual technical details: - OS version - OpenLDAP version - which packages you're using - detailed example data In my personal experience in customer projects migrating to back-mdb is a no-brainer. Just do it now. Ciao, Michael. >>>> Michael Ströder <[email protected]> schrieb am 25.08.2021 um 13:43 in > Nachricht <[email protected]>: >> HI! >> >> This is an important note to those who run OpenLDAP slapd based on >> openSUSE or SLE packages, especially Tumbleweed: >> >> If you're still using OpenLDAP 2.4 or earlier with back-bdb or back-hdb >> then migrate to back-mdb now because OpenLDAP 2.5 packages won't support >> these backends anymore! >> >> Disclaimer: >> >> I'm writing as a package maintainer who only updates package "openldap2" >> in openSUSE Factory/Tumbleweed. I have no official role in openSUSE >> project nor SUSE. >> >> Background: >> >> As you might already know OpenLDAP 2.5 builds by default have no more >> support for backends back-hdb and back-bdb based on Berkeley-DB. >> Furthermore using Berkeley-DB in general is deprecated. >> >> I've received a request to update the openSUSE package "openldap2" and >> its sub-packages to OpenLDAP release 2.5.7 also removing back-bdb and >> back-hdb [1]. I'd love to accept this update request really soon because >> I also want to have the new features in libldap. So the update will hit >> openSUSE Tumbleweed really soon. >> >> While this change will *not* affect your deployments based on packages >> from SLE or openSUSE Leap 15.3 or earlier you should prepare your >> installation for possible future updates by migrating to back-mdb now. >> >> And always use slapcat to backup your database(s) and practice restoring >> your databases to be prepared for any desaster. >> >> Ciao, Michael. >> >> [1] https://build.opensuse.org/request/show/914040
