Backend Information

The following parameters allow you to access information about directory backends through the parameter block.

Table 18–4 Backend Information Parameters


Parameter ID	Data Type	Description
`SLAPI_BACKEND`	`Slapi_Backend *`	Backend serving the current operation. May be `NULL` if no backend is associated with the current operation.
`SLAPI_BE_LASTMOD`	`int`	Whether the backend tracks modification time and who made the modification: 0 if modifications are not tracked 1 if modifications are tracked
`SLAPI_BE_READONLY`	`int`	Value of `nsslapd-readonly` in the server configuration file: `0` if the backend is writable. `1` if the backend is read-only.
`SLAPI_BE_TYPE`	`char *`	Value of `nsslapd-database` in the server configuration file.
`SLAPI_DBSIZE`	`unsigned int`	Size of the backend database in KB.