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+# stand-alone slapd config -- for testing (with unique overlay)
+# $OpenLDAP$
+## This work is part of OpenLDAP Software <http://www.openldap.org/>.
+##
+## Copyright 2004-2005 The OpenLDAP Foundation.
+## All rights reserved.
+##
+## Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+## modification, are permitted only as authorized by the OpenLDAP
+## Public License.
+##
+## A copy of this license is available in the file LICENSE in the
+## top-level directory of the distribution or, alternatively, at
+## <http://www.OpenLDAP.org/license.html>.
+
+include ./schema/core.schema
+include ./schema/cosine.schema
+include ./schema/inetorgperson.schema
+include ./schema/openldap.schema
+
+#
+pidfile     ./testrun/slapd.1.pid
+argsfile    ./testrun/slapd.1.args
+
+#mod#modulepath	../servers/slapd/back-@BACKEND@/
+#mod#moduleload	back_@BACKEND@.la
+#monitormod#modulepath ../servers/slapd/back-monitor/
+#monitormod#moduleload back_monitor.la
+#valsortmod#moduleload ../servers/slapd/overlays/valsort.la
+
+#######################################################################
+# database definitions
+#######################################################################
+
+database	@BACKEND@
+suffix		"o=valsort"
+directory	./testrun/db.1.a
+rootdn		"cn=Manager,o=valsort"
+rootpw		secret
+#bdb#index		objectClass	eq
+#bdb#index		cn,sn,uid	pres,eq,sub
+#hdb#index		objectClass	eq
+#hdb#index		cn,sn,uid	pres,eq,sub
+#ldbm#index		objectClass	eq
+#ldbm#index		cn,sn,uid	pres,eq,sub
+
+overlay			valsort
+valsort-attr		sn ou=users,o=valsort alpha-ascend
+valsort-attr		departmentNumber ou=users,o=valsort alpha-ascend
+valsort-attr		mailPreferenceOption ou=users,o=valsort numeric-ascend
+valsort-attr            ou ou=users,o=valsort weighted
+valsort-attr            employeeType ou=users,o=valsort weighted alpha-ascend
+
+database config
+rootpw secret
+
+#monitor#database	monitor