Hello everyone, I recently noticed in the OpenLDAP section of the Ubuntu Server Guide that we suggest people configure replication in multi-master mode (MMR). I respectfully disagree with that, and would like to discuss whether we should document single-master replication instead.
Smarter people that I have argued[1] against MMR through and thorough. While MMR can prove useful in certain circumstance (ie, HA), it is not generally useful and can even lead to unforeseen problems. Plus, the standard directory model of single-master replication scales better. So, is there a good reason why we should continue to document (and hence, implicitly recommend) MMR first and foremost? [1]: http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-zeilenga-ldup-harmful-02 -- Etienne Goyer Technical Account Manager - Canonical Ltd Ubuntu Certified Instructor - LPIC-3 -- ubuntu-server mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server More info: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ServerTeam
