LX0-104 · Question #131
On a Postfix mail server, the command postconf -m is run to determine if OpenLDAP is supported. Which storage medium would indicate support for OpenLDAP?
The correct answer is A. ldap. On a Postfix mail server, running postconf -m and seeing ldap listed indicates support for OpenLDAP. This output shows which storage mechanisms (map types) Postfix was compiled to use.
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- Aldap
- Bopenldap
- Cx500
- Ddbm
- Eldaptable
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On a Postfix mail server, running `postconf -m` and seeing `ldap` listed indicates support for OpenLDAP. This output shows which storage mechanisms (map types) Postfix was compiled to use.
The `postconf -m` command lists the map types (storage mechanisms) that Postfix supports. If 'ldap' is present in the output, it signifies that Postfix has been compiled with support for querying OpenLDAP directories for information.
`openldap` is not the specific map type string Postfix uses to indicate LDAP support; it uses `ldap`.
`x500` is a directory service standard, but not the specific map type string used by Postfix for LDAP integration.
`dbm` refers to a Disk-Based Management database, a different type of storage mechanism, not LDAP.
`ldaptable` is not a standard map type reported by Postfix for LDAP support; `ldap` is the correct one.
Concept tested: Postfix LDAP support verification
Source: http://www.postfix.org/postconf.5.html
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