Re: Lag in LDAP updates

["Kurt D. Zeilenga" <Kurt@OpenLDAP.org>]

At 02:43 PM 10/16/00 -0700, Morris, Cavan wrote:
>This question may be a little bit off topic, but I've found this list to be
>a useful source of information in the past so I thought I'd give it a try.
>
>I'm writing some ldap clients using the Netscape Java SDK v4.1 against a
>Netscape Directory Server.
>
>The client adds entries, deletes entries and changes passwords for those
>entries and I've run into some irregularities.
>
>1) If the password for an entry is changed you can still authenticate with
>the old password until you authenticate with the new password.
>
>2) If you delete an entry you can still authenticate as that user one more
>time.
>
>Are these safety features so if you accidentally delete the administrator
>you can go back in and recreate it?


These sound like bugs in your directory server to me.  I
suggest you contact your directory server provider.  You
might also try forums specific the iPlanet (Netscape)
products.  See their website <http://www.iplanet.com> for
details.