Retro Changelog Plug-In Attributes; Nsslapd-Changelogdir - Netscape DIRECTORY SERVER 7.0 Configuration Manual

Retro Changelog Plug-in Attributes

Two different types of changelogs are maintained by Directory Server. The first
type, referred to as changelog, is used by multi-master replication, and the second
changelog, which is in fact a plug-in referred to as retro changelog, is intended for
use by LDAP clients for maintaining application compatibility with Directory
Server 4.x versions.
This Retro Changelog plug-in is used to record modifications made to a supplier
server. When the supplier server's directory is modified, an entry is written to the
Retro Changelog that contains both
• A number that uniquely identifies the modification. This number is sequential
with respect to other entries in the change log.
• The modification action; that is, exactly how the directory was modified.
It is through the Retro Changelog plug-in that you access the changes performed to
the Directory Server using searches to

nsslapd-changelogdir

This attribute specifies the name of the directory in which the changelog database
is created the first time the plug-in is run. By default, the database is stored with all
the other databases under
serverRoot/slapd-serverID/db/changelog
NOTE
Entry DN:
Valid Values:
Default Value:
Syntax:
Example:
For performance reasons, you will probably want to store this
database on a different physical disk.
cn=Retro Changelog Plugin,cn=plugins,cn=config
Any valid path to the directory
None
DirectoryString
nsslapd-changelogdir: /var/slapd-serverID/changelog
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cn=changelog,cn=config
Plug-in Implemented Server Functionality Reference
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