Fedora directory users - Jan 2007 - Slapd command line usage

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?  Is there a better way to get the
slapd to stay in the foreground?  Finally, what debug levels are
available, and what do they mean?

Thanks!

-- 
Mike Mueller
mike@subfocal.net

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!
>
>

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?  Is there a better way to get the
> slapd to stay in the foreground?  Finally, what debug levels are
> available, and what do they mean?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
See this howto I wrote for details about running in the foreground:

http://directory.fedora.redhat.com/wiki/Howto:Daemontools


And with daemontools, it will be restarted immediately if it dies.


Mike
-- 
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