Re: [Fedora-directory-users] Slapd command line usage

[Rich Megginson]

Mike Mueller wrote:
>  Hi all. 
>
>  I am looking to run the slapd process in the foreground on a Unix
>  system, so I can be notified immediately if it dies...
>
>  Looking at the usage of the "start-slapd" command:
>  usage: ns-slapd -D instancedir [-d debuglevel] [-i pidlogfile] [-v] [-V]
>
>  There's no real guidance as to how the -d option works (i.e. what levels
>  it supports), but experimentally, we've determined that -d 0 will run
>  the process and not fork/exit into the background.  Is this behavior
>  known, and should we count on it? 
Yes.
>  Is there a better way to get the
>  slapd to stay in the foreground? 
No, that's it.
>  Finally, what debug levels are
>  available, and what do they mean?
>     
http://directory.fedora.redhat.com/wiki/FAQ#Troubleshooting
>  Thanks!
>
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