man/man5/slapd-null.5

 SLAPD-NULL 5 "RELEASEDATE" "OpenLDAP LDVERSION"
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 NAME
slapd-null - Null backend to slapd
 SYNOPSIS
ETCDIR/slapd.conf
 DESCRIPTION
The Null backend to
 slapd (8) 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 other than as the rootdn fail unless the database option "bind
on" is given.
- The
 slapadd (8) and
 slapcat (8) tools are equally exciting.
Inspired by the /dev/null device.
 CONFIGURATION
This
 slapd.conf option applies to the NULL backend database.
That is, it must follow a "database null" line and come before
any subsequent "database" lines.
Other database options are described in the
 slapd.conf (5) manual page.

 bind <on/off> Allow binds as any DN in this backend's suffix, with any password.
The default is "off".

 dosearch <on/off> If enabled, a single entry will be returned on all search requests.
The entry's DN will be the same as the database suffix.
The default is "off".
 EXAMPLE
Here is a possible slapd.conf extract using the Null backend:


database null
suffix "cn=Nothing"
bind on


 ACCESS CONTROL
The
 null backend does not honor any of the access control semantics described in
 slapd.access (5).  FILES

ETCDIR/slapd.conf
default slapd configuration file
 SEE ALSO
 slapd.conf (5),  slapd (8),  slapadd (8),  slapcat (8).