An administrator is using the cn=config dynamic configuration system for OpenLDAP. They need to change the database directory for the MDB backend. Which approach should be used?

Edit slapd.conf and restart the service.

Use slapcat to export the database and reimport it with a new directory.

Use ldapmodify to change the olcDbDirectory attribute in the cn=config database.

Delete the database and recreate it with a new directory.

An organization has a primary OpenLDAP server and a secondary server for redundancy. They want to replicate the directory from the primary to the secondary. The secondary must be able to serve read requests if the primary fails. Which configuration is required on the secondary server?

Configure the secondary as a provider and the primary as a consumer.

Set up a cron job to copy the database files from the primary to the secondary.

Use ldapadd on the secondary to add entries that match the primary.

Configure syncrepl on the secondary to pull changes from the primary.

What is the primary role of OpenLDAP in network client management?

To manage network traffic routing and firewall rules

To replace DNS for hostname resolution

To provide a centralized directory service for storing and retrieving network resource information

To provide a web-based interface for system administration

An administrator needs to add entries that use the inetOrgPerson object class to an OpenLDAP directory. The schema for inetOrgPerson is not currently loaded. Which command should be used to load the schema into the cn=config database?

ldapmodify -a -f /etc/ldap/schema/inetorgperson.ldif -D cn=admin,cn=config

slapadd -f /etc/ldap/schema/inetorgperson.ldif

ldapadd -f /etc/ldap/schema/inetorgperson.ldif -D cn=admin,cn=config

cp /etc/ldap/schema/inetorgperson.schema /etc/ldap/slapd.d/cn=config

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21application · medium
An administrator is using the cn=config dynamic configuration system for OpenLDAP. They need to change the database directory for the MDB backend. Which approach should be used?
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An organization has a primary OpenLDAP server and a secondary server for redundancy. They want to replicate the directory from the primary to the secondary. The secondary must be able to serve read requests if the primary fails. Which configuration is required on the secondary server?
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23foundation · easy
In OpenLDAP replication, what is the term for the server that holds the authoritative copy of the data?
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24foundation · easy
What is the primary role of OpenLDAP in network client management?
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25application · medium
An administrator needs to add entries that use the inetOrgPerson object class to an OpenLDAP directory. The schema for inetOrgPerson is not currently loaded. Which command should be used to load the schema into the cn=config database?
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