Thanks for your bug report. Your debdiff doesn't work as expected as /var/run is a tmpfs directory and is recreated every time the system is booted.
Moreover, according the init script /etc/init.d/slapd, the symlink is there to maintain backward compatibility with openldap 2.1 client libraries: # Backward compatibility with OpenLDAP 2.1 client libraries. if [ ! -h /var/run/ldapi ] && [ ! -e /var/run/ldapi ] ; then ln -s slapd/ldapi /var/run/ldapi fi ** Changed in: openldap (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Medium Status: New => Confirmed -- wrong permissions to access ldapi https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/257667 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs