[Pkg-openldap-devel] LDBM to BDB migration.

[Steve Langasek]

On Tue, Feb 28, 2006 at 09:26:18AM +0100, Matthijs Mohlmann wrote:

> Now that we disabled the LDBM backend in OpenLDAP 2.3, we need to 
> migrate the LDBM databases.

> My question:
> What are we going to do:
> Give the user a choice to migrate to the new format:
> If user says yes:
> migrate database
> If user says no:
> break installation in preinst

> Or give the user a note and upgrade to the new version without giving 
> the user the choice.

Either way is fine.  I'm sure there will be some users who object to the
lack of ldbm support, regardless of the problems it causes; so using the
first approach may reduce bug reports and make our lives easier. :)

-- 
Steve Langasek                   Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS
Debian Developer                   to set it on, and I can move the world.
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