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Chapter 53. Parameters Accessible to All Plug-ins
The parameters listed in this section are accessible to all types of plug-ins.
53.1. Information about the Database
The parameters listed below specify information about the backend database. These parameters are available for all types of plug-ins. These specific parameters cannot be set by calling slapi_pblock_set(). You can, however, get these parameters by calling slapi_pblock_get().
| Parameter ID | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
SLAPI_BACKEND | Slapi_Backend * | The database backend servicing this operation. The value may be NULL if there is currently no backend associated with the operation. |
SLAPI_BE_MONITORDN | char * | This is no longer supported. |
SLAPI_BE_TYPE | char * | Type of backend database; this is the type specified by the nsslapd-database directive in the server configuration file. |
SLAPI_BE_READONLY | int | Specifies whether the backend database is read-only; this is determined by the nsslapd-readonly directive in the server configuration file.
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SLAPI_DBSIZE | int | Specifies the size of the backend database. |
SLAPI_BE_LASTMOD | int | If 0 (false), the database does not keep track of the last modification time and who modified it. If non-zero (true), the database does keep track. The default is true. |
SLAPI_BE_FLAG_REMOTE_DATA | int | Flag that indicates the entries held by the backend are remote. |
SLAPI_BE_ALL_BACKENDS | int | Special value that is returned by a distribution plug-in function to indicate that all backends should be searched. Used only for search operations. |
SLAPI_BE_MAXNESTLEVEL | int * | Indicates the maximum number of nesting levels allowed within groups for access control evaluation. |
SLAPI_CLIENT_DNS | struct berval ** | Contains a list of client IP addresses that are registered in DNS. Used to determine the authorization type. |
SLAPI_FAIL_DISKFULL | int | Return code for a backend API call that indicates the disk is full and the operation has failed. |
SLAPI_FAIL_GENERAL | int | Return code for a backend API call that indicates that the operation has failed due to some cause other than disk full. |
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