slapd (openldap) logs?

[linuxkrn]

For some reason I can't find any logs from my slapd openldap server.

They should be going to metalog with the default service name of argv[0] or slapd according to the docs...

however, there is nothing in /var/log/everything/current even when I restart the server.

What's the deal?

metalog 0.8_pre20031130
openldap 2.1.30-r2

[curtis119]

Check the file "/etc/metalog/metalog.conf". Note where slapd is being logged to. If it is not listed then put it there.

Also check the man page and conf file for slapd. You may have logging turned off.
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[linuxkrn]

I shouldn't need to do that since the "Everything" should capture it.

[curtis119]

OK, slapd does not turn on logging by default. You must explicitly tell it to. You can do this in the slapd.conf file or in /etc/conf.d/slapd uncomment the OPTS line and add "-d 256". I'm sure you've already thought of this though.

I researched this as much as possible but could only find one reference to anyone else having trouble with metalog and slapd. I found this question on the openldap mailing list archive http://www.openldap.org/lists/. His question was never answered so I'm not sure if there is a problem or not. metalog doesn't log console messages by default, perhaps slapd is sending it's logging info to the console? Turn on console logging in metalog.conf. (I know that is grasping at straws but I can't think of anything else).As a last resort you could always use sysklog instead of metalog if you can't get it to work or join the mailing list I linked to above and ask the question again. I couldn't find an irc channel for openldap.
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[RockHound]

I am expiriencing the exact same problem. Nothing in metalog... Very strange tried -s / -l / loglevel etc... nothing.

Any ideas?