Slot Number; Operation Number; Method Type; Version Number - Netscape DIRECTORY SERVER 7.0 Configuration Manual

Access Log Content

Slot Number

The slot number, in this case , is a legacy part of the access log which has
slot=608
the same meaning as file descriptor. Ignore this part of the access log.

Operation Number

To process a given LDAP request, Directory Server will perform the required series
of operations. For a given connection, all operation request and operation result
pairs are given incremental operation numbers beginning with to identify the
op=0
distinct operations being performed. In Code Example 5-1, on page 203, we have
for the bind operation request and result pair, then for the LDAP search
op=0 op=1
request and result pair, and so on. Should you see in the access log, it
op=-1
generally means that the LDAP request for this connection was not issued by an
external LDAP client but, instead, initiated internally.

Method Type

The method number, in this case , indicates which LDAPv3 bind
method=128
method was used by the client. There are three possible bind method values:
= no authentication
0
= simple bind with user password
128
= SASL bind using external authentication mechanism
sasl

Version Number

The version number, in this case , indicates the LDAP version number
version=3
(either LDAPv2 or LDAPv3) that the LDAP client used to communicate with the
LDAP server.

Error Number

The error number, in this case , provides the LDAP result code returned from
err=0
the LDAP operation performed. The LDAP error number means that the
0
operation was successful. For a more comprehensive list of LDAP result codes, see
"LDAP Result Codes," on page 214.

Tag Number

The tag number, in this case , indicates the type of result returned, which is
tag=97
almost always a reflection of the type of operation performed. The tags used are the
BER tags from the LDAP protocol. Commonly used tags include:
• for a result from a client bind operation.
tag=97
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