The slurpd daemon is used to propagate changes from a master slapd to one or more slave slapds. An example master-slave configuration is shown in ``Master slapd with two slaves replicated with slurpd''.
Master slapd with two slaves replicated with slurpd
This configuration can be used where a single slapd does not provide the required reliability or availability. For more information on LDAP replication, see ``LDAP replication''.