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SLAPD-SOCK(5)                                                                                  SLAPD-SOCK(5)



NAME
       slapd-sock - Socket backend to slapd

SYNOPSIS
       /etc/openldap/slapd.conf

DESCRIPTION
       The  Socket  backend  to  slapd(8)  uses  an  external program to handle queries, similarly to slapd-shell(5). slapdshell(5).
       shell(5).  However, in this case the external program listens on a Unix domain socket.  This makes it
       possible to have a pool of processes, which persist between requests. This allows multithreaded oper-ation operation
       ation and a higher level of efficiency. The external program must have  been  started  independently;
       slapd(8) itself will not start it.

CONFIGURATION
       These  slapd.conf  options apply to the SOCK backend database.  That is, they must follow a "database
       sock" line and come before any subsequent "backend" or "database" lines.  Other database options  are
       described in the slapd.conf(5) manual page.

       extensions [ binddn | peername | ssf ]*
              Enables the sending of additional meta-attributes with each request.
              binddn: <bound DN>
              peername: IP=<address>:<port>
              ssf: <SSF value>

       socketpath <pathname>
              Gives  the  path  to  a  Unix  domain socket to which the commands will be sent and from which
              replies are received.

PROTOCOL
       The protocol is essentially the same as slapd-shell(5) with the addition of a  newline  to  terminate
       the command parameters. The following commands are sent:
              ADD
              msgid: <message id>
              <repeat { "suffix:" <database suffix DN> }>
              <entry in LDIF format>
              <blank line>

              BIND
              msgid: <message id>
              <repeat { "suffix:" <database suffix DN> }>
              dn: <DN>
              method: <method number>
              credlen: <length of <credentials>>
              cred: <credentials>
              <blank line>

              COMPARE
              msgid: <message id>
              <repeat { "suffix:" <database suffix DN> }>
              dn: <DN>
              <attribute>: <value>
              <blank line>

              DELETE
              msgid: <message id>
              <repeat { "suffix:" <database suffix DN> }>
              dn: <DN>
              <blank line>

              MODIFY
              msgid: <message id>
              <repeat { "suffix:" <database suffix DN> }>
              dn: <DN>
              <repeat {
                  <"add"/"delete"/"replace">: <attribute>
                  <repeat { <attribute>: <value> }>
                  -}> }>}>
              }>
              <blank line>

              MODRDN
              msgid: <message id>
              <repeat { "suffix:" <database suffix DN> }>
              dn: <DN>
              newrdn: <new RDN>
              deleteoldrdn: <0 or 1>
              <if new superior is specified: "newSuperior: <DN>">
              <blank line>

              SEARCH
              msgid: <message id>
              <repeat { "suffix:" <database suffix DN> }>
              base: <base DN>
              scope: <0-2, see ldap.h>
              deref: <0-3, see ldap.h>
              sizelimit: <size limit>
              timelimit: <time limit>
              filter: <filter>
              attrsonly: <0 or 1>
              attrs: <"all" or space-separated attribute list>
              <blank line>

              UNBIND
              msgid: <message id>
              <repeat { "suffix:" <database suffix DN> }>
              <blank line>

       The commands - except unbind - should output:
              RESULT
              code: <integer>
              matched: <matched DN>
              info: <text>
       where  only  RESULT is mandatory, and then close the socket.  The search RESULT should be preceded by
       the entries in LDIF format, each entry followed by a blank line.  Lines starting with `#' or `DEBUG:'
       are ignored.

ACCESS CONTROL
       The  sock  backend  does  not  honor  all ACL semantics as described in slapd.access(5).  In general,
       access to objects is checked by using a dummy object that contains only the DN, so access rules  that
       rely on the contents of the object are not honored.  In detail:

       The  add  operation does not require write (=w) access to the children pseudo-attribute of the parent
       entry.

       The bind operation requires auth (=x) access to the entry pseudo-attribute of the entry  whose  iden-tity identity
       tity  is  being assessed; auth (=x) access to the credentials is not checked, but rather delegated to
       the underlying program.

       The compare operation requires compare (=c) access to the entry pseudo-attribute of the object  whose
       value  is  being  asserted; compare (=c) access to the attribute whose value is being asserted is not
       checked.

       The delete operation does not require write (=w) access to the children pseudo-attribute of the  par-ent parent
       ent entry.

       The  modify  operation requires write (=w) access to the entry pseudo-attribute; write (=w) access to
       the specific attributes that are modified is not checked.

       The modrdn operation does not require write (=w) access to the children pseudo-attribute of the  par-ent parent
       ent entry, nor to that of the new parent, if different; write (=w) access to the distinguished values
       of the naming attributes is not checked.

       The search operation does not require search (=s) access to the entry pseudo_attribute of the search-Base; searchBase;
       Base; search (=s) access to the attributes and values used in the filter is not checked.


EXAMPLE
       There is an example script in the slapd/back-sock/ directory in the OpenLDAP source tree.

FILES
       /etc/openldap/slapd.conf
              default slapd configuration file

SEE ALSO
       slapd.conf(5), slapd(8).

AUTHOR
       Brian Candler



OpenLDAP 2.4.11                                  2008/07/16                                    SLAPD-SOCK(5)

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