Ldap: Two suffixes should use the same database (nsslapd-backend)

[R.Gopinath]

Hi,

can anyone help me out in troubleshooting my problem.

i m facing difficulty in configuring ldap server with two suffixes.

step 1: creating two suffixes in a single server.
dc=suffix1,dc=com-----OK
dc=suffix2,dc=com----OK

step2: i m assigning

nsslapd-backend: marketing
for suffix1 ---- OK


step3: i want suffix2 also to use the same backend database. ----- problem

step 4: when i try to assign the same

nsslapd-backend: marketing

to suffix2 also i m getting error
"DSA unwilling to perform"


can any one please tell me whether it is possible to make two diferrent sufffixes to use the same backend.

Thanks in advance.

[Weltman, Ulf]

No, the two suffixes need two backends. You could create a dc=com suffix mapped to a single backend and then create dc=suffix1 and dc=suffix2 entries underneath that dc=com parent entry. This would have some drawbacks, for example, a search on the root DSE to discover available naming contexts would show only dc=com rather than dc=suffix1,dc=com and dc=suffix2,dc=com.

[R.Gopinath]

Thank u very much Ulf,

Now i got my problem resolved..