Ask HN: Why is the OpenLDAP server called “slapd”?

3 points1MachineElf1 comment

The OpenLDAP server and all it's utilities start with slap* - why is that? Why add insult to injury when the complexity of LDAP alone is already a slap in the face?

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Ask and you shall receive [1] If you are having challenges with OpenLDAP you may find some useful articles on ServerFault [2] LDAP schemas and implementations can get complex in some organizations. I've been lucky to mostly inherit the simpler schemas.

[1] - https://stackoverflow.com/questions/33402119/why-is-the-open...

[2] - https://serverfault.com/questions/tagged/ldap

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