Directives in this section apply only to the backend in which they are defined. They are supported by every type of backend. Backend directives apply to all databases instances of the same type and, depending on the directive, may be overridden by database directives.
backend <type>
This directive marks the beginning of a backend definition. <type> should be one of bdb or one of other supported backend types listed below:
Table 3.2. Database Backends
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| bdb | Berkeley DB transactional backend |
| dnssrv | DNS SRV backend |
| ldbm | Lightweight DBM backend |
| ldap | Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (Proxy) backend |
| meta | Meta Directory backend |
| monitor | Monitor backend |
| passwd | Provides read-only access to passwd(5) |
| perl | Perl programmable backend |
| shell | Shell (external program) backend |
| sql | SQL programmable backend |
Example:
backend bdb
This marks the beginning of a new BDB backend definition