Keith Mastin wrote:
> <snip> 
> >> ps shows no slapd server running. There was no error when starting the 
> >> server, so I assume that I don't need to add a slapd=YES line to rc.conf, 
> >> do I?
> >
> >Start slapd with the debug option -d:
> >
> >/usr/local/libexec/slapd -d 63
> >
> >Then you'll see what happens.
> >
> >
> >Regards,
> >
> >  Michael
> >  
> >
> Hi Michael,
> 
> The debug level had me stumped last night, thanks. This shows some 
> reference to bind. I'm hoping this is not bind as in dns bind, but bind as 
> in ldap_bind. I don't run dns on this machine, and if I were going to, I 
> would probably set up dbjdns as a preference.
> 
> How do I pursue err no. 48?
> 
> Thanks again.
> 
> bash-2.05# /usr/local/libexec/slapd -d 63
> @(#) $OpenLDAP: slapd 2.0.23-Release (Tue Aug 20 19:14:18 EDT 2002) $
>         
> root@brutus.beechtree.ca:/usr/pkgsrc/databases/openldap/work/openldap-2.0.23/servers/slapd
> daemon_init: <null>
> daemon_init: listen on ldap:///
> daemon_init: 1 listeners to open...
> ldap_url_parse_ext(ldap:///)
> daemon: bind(8) failed errno=48 (Address already in use)
> daemon: bind(8) failed errno=48 (Address already in use)
> daemon: bind(8) failed
> slapd stopped.
> connections_destroy: nothing to destroy.

try slapd's option -h:

  /usr/local/libexec/slapd -d 63 -h ldap://my_host_name:my_port

and use your hostname (or IP address) for my_host_name, and a port
number for my_port (you can ommit this).

When using ldapadd & co, specify the hostname and port number via option "-H ldap://host:port".

Regards,

  Michael