Chapter 66. Parameters for the Database

The parameters listed in this section can be used to get and set information about the database itself, database connections, and database operations.

66.1. Information about the Database

The following parameters can be used as the second argument to the slapi_pblock_get() and slapi_pblock_set() functions to get and set information about the database.
Parameter ID Data Type Description
SLAPI_BACKEND Slapi_Backend * A pointer to the backend database that is handling the operation.
SLAPI_BE_LASTMOD int * A value that indicates whether the backend database is tracking modifiersName and modifyTimeStamp; true if the value is not zero.
SLAPI_BE_READONLY int * A value that indicates whether the backend database is accepting updates; not accepting updates if the value is not zero.
SLAPI_BE_TYPE char * The database type name; for example, ldbm database.
SLAPI_REQUESTOR_ISROOT int * Indicates the requestor is root.