openldap/servers/slapd/back-null/README

Null Backend Interface for OpenLDAP

The Null backend is surely the most useful part of slapd:
- Searches return success but no entries.
- Compares return compareFalse.
- Updates return success (unless readonly is on) but do nothing.
- Binds fail unless the database option "bind on" is given.
  The "bind" option is "off" by default.
Inspired by the /dev/null device.

slapd.conf example:
  database null
  suffix   "cn=Nothing"
  bind     on
Mostly based on patches provided by Hallvard B. Furuseth ITS#1677 - cast away const warnings ITS#1678 - unsigned char args to ctype funcs ITS#1682 - don't redefine ldap_debug ITS#1683 - uninitialized vars ITS#1703 - ldo_debug initialization ITS#1705 - unsigned testing ITS#1706 - socklen_t args ITS#1719 - back-tcl update (other cleanups/fixes/improvements; yet untested) ITS#1724 - integerNormalize/integerFilter/integerIndexer bugs ITS#1725 - libdes not required Implement back-null (/dev/null style backend) Cleanup some misc warnings ("%lu" format, unused/uninitialized vars, ambiguous operator precedence) Kurt, please regenerate configure 2002-04-08 05:43:22 -04:00			`Null Backend Interface for OpenLDAP`

			`The Null backend is surely the most useful part of slapd:`
			`- Searches return success but no entries.`
			`- Compares return compareFalse.`
			`- Updates return success (unless readonly is on) but do nothing.`
			`- Binds fail unless the database option "bind on" is given.`
			`The "bind" option is "off" by default.`
			`Inspired by the /dev/null device.`

			`slapd.conf example:`
			`database null`
			`suffix "cn=Nothing"`
			`bind on`