[Bug 311487] Re: ldap n-way multi master from Ubuntu Server guide

[hamannp]

I can confirm the sad tale of woe with the OpenLdap tutorial on Jaunty.
It took me a while to figure out that pasting the syncrepl config text
into an ldif file didn't work.  When I ran ldapmodify on that ldif, it
would skip over parts of the file.  As a consequence, things like the
olcOverlayConfig didn't get run.    I edited it in Kate and was careful
not to add any extraneous characters.  But I ultimately had to paste
each part into a separate ldif file.  I'm still not able to get it to
work.  Worse still, the documentation doesn't provide trouble-shooting
of any kind.  If you don't get it on your first try, you're on your own.
I checked the forums -- not much help.  I tried using slapd.conf to
setup a master/slave replication. That approach is well-documented.  But
when I ran slaptest, it said that the master/slave syntax was obsolete
and therefore ignored.

I would strongly encourage anyone with an understanding of OpenLap on
Ubuntu to help with the tutorial documentation.  In particular, the lack
of troubleshooting makes Ubuntu a no-go for OpenLdap.  I would also
strongly encourage people considering OpenLdap on Ubuntu to build it
from source.  I did get that to work.

Regards,
Paul

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ldap n-way multi master from Ubuntu Server guide
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