I've just had the same experience. I ran slapd in heavy trace mode and it seemed to be complaining about and olcAccess attribute - I resolved thiss down to
r...@netsrv01:/etc/ldap/slapd.d/cn=config# cat /etc/ldap/slapd.d/cn\=config/olcDatabase\=\{0\}config.ldif | grep \{ dn: olcDatabase={0}config olcDatabase: {0}config olcAccess: {0}to * by * none olcAccess: to * by dn.exact=cn=localroot,cn=config manage by * break --- I think it isn't happy with access rules with no number, so to add the number, I edited the confilg file entry to the following :- olcAccess: {1}to * by dn.exact=cn=localroot,cn=config manage by * break I can then sucessfully start slapd. -- Problem install slapd https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/450645 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs