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@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ version 0.x -- xxxxxxxxxxxxx
 	ldap handler has new options: backup method to use (ldapsearch or
 		slapcat), restart, passwordfile and binddn. Default backup method
 		is set to ldapsearch as this is safer
+	**********************
+	NOTE: to get the previous default behavior with the ldap handler, 
+	you must set "method = slapcat". The new default is ldapsearch.
+	**********************
 	implemented fix so that the main script will echo fatal errors rather
 		than being silent about them, this means an error message every hour
 		if there is a major configuration problem (not a handler problem)
@@ -22,7 +26,8 @@ version 0.x -- xxxxxxxxxxxxx
 		sqldump doesn't need dbusername. (hotcopy still does).
     fixed bug in mysql handler which caused some passwords to not work.
         (.my.cnf files now have double quotes around password)
-    
+    considerably improved and changed the log file output.
+        
 version 0.5 -- April 12 2005
 	rdiff handler works when remote sshd has a banner
 	rdiff handler supports local dest 

etc/backup.d/example.ldap

 ##
 ## configuration file for openldap backups 
 ##
-## The LDIFs generated are suitable for use with slapadd. As the 
-## entries are in database order, not superior first order, they
-## cannot be loaded with ldapadd without being reordered.
+## If the method is set to "slapcat", the LDIFs generated are
+## suitable for use with slapadd. As the entries are in database
+## order, not superior first order, they cannot be loaded with
+## ldapadd without being reordered.
 ##
 
 ## backupdir (default /var/backups/ldap): the destination for the backups
@@ -19,9 +20,9 @@
 ## compress (default yes): if set to yes, ldif exports are gzipped.
 # compress = yes
 
-## restart (default no): if set to yes, slapd is restarted before backups are
+## restart (default no): if set to yes, slapd is stopped before backups are
 ## performed, and then started again after they have finished, this is necessary
-## if your backend is ldbm and your method is slapcat, but unnecessary otherwise
+## if your backend is ldbm and your method is slapcat, but unnecessary otherwise.
 # restart = no
 
 ## method (default ldapsearch): either 'ldapsearch' or 'slapcat'