diff --git a/Doc/Sdi/ldap.xml b/Doc/Sdi/ldap.xml index bacd2d82f7f508e06cf81f584e598062afc69c9c..eb408cdb8a85a3f9e179a4c97702cefd4738d70f 100644 --- a/Doc/Sdi/ldap.xml +++ b/Doc/Sdi/ldap.xml @@ -589,11 +589,18 @@ modifying entry "olcDatabase={0}config,cn=config"</programlisting> xlink:href="http://www.zytrax.com/books/ldap/ch6/#loglevel">olcLogLevel</parameter> in <code>cn=config</code> appropriately.</para> - <para>Consider <link - xlink:href="https://serverfault.com/questions/324608/how-do-i-get-openldap-on-centos-6-to-write-anything-to-its-log-files#answer-499902">using - olcLogFile</link>. Caveat: You <xref linkend="glo_LDAP"/> server daemon - does runs from a non - root <property>uid</property>. Thus you have to - assure sufficient writing permissions.</para> + <caution> + <para>Using <link + xlink:href="https://serverfault.com/questions/324608/how-do-i-get-openldap-on-centos-6-to-write-anything-to-its-log-files#answer-499902">using + olcLogFile</link> will not override OpenLdap using your host's syslog + facility: The file will be created (provided write permission is being + granted) but log messages will still be written to syslog.</para> + + <para>Thus creating a separate <filename>ldap.log</filename> file + requires <link + xlink:href="http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/LDAP-HOWTO/logs.html">configuring + your system's syslog daemon appropriately</link>. </para> + </caution> </section> <section xml:id="ldapFilter">