On November 17, 2018 7:37:40 AM GMT+08:00, Quanah Gibson-Mount <[email protected]> wrote: >--On Friday, November 16, 2018 10:11 AM +0800 Derek Zhou ><[email protected]> wrote: > >> My argument is why isn't it the default? >A couple of immediate answers come to mind, there are probably more: > >a) OpenLDAP is used on numerous operating systems. Not all of those >operating systems support UNIX sockets. > >b) Not everyone configures slapd for use with ldapi > I see. But is it the most recommended way to review and edit cn=config on a unix like platform? If so, that should earn itself a spot on the quick start guide. If not, and simple auth is the way, that should be mentioned instead. Been able to edit config on a live system is a great feature, it is a shame that people only read the quick start guide dont know about it. >Once cn=config is the only way to configure OpenLDAP, such >documentation >will be removed. However, that won't be occurring in OpenLDAP 2.5, >which >is the next major release, so it is valid for this documentation to >remain >in OpenLDAP master for the time being. > you guys are really stingy on version numbers. just an observation. derek
