6. The slapd Configuration File

Once the software has been built and installed, you are ready to configure slapd(8) for use at your site. The slapd runtime configuration is primarily accomplished through the slapd.conf(5) file, normally installed in the /usr/local/etc/openldap directory.

An alternate configuration file location can be specified via a command-line option to slapd(8). This chapter describes the general format of the slapd.conf(5) configuration file, followed by a detailed description of commonly used config file directives.