Determining the next uniqe attribute value to use with an account entry

["Serikstad, Kevin (CCI-Atlanta)" <Kevin.Serikstad@cox.com>]

> Hi All,
> 
	Let's try this again with a different heading. Sorry. 

> I was wondering if anyone sees any practical problem with having an
> entry store the next available values for attributes such as uidNumber
> and gidNumber. In my case, I intend to use the values more as a hint
> on where to start looking rather than to act as a definitive answer. 
> 
> For example, I have an entry which looks like the following
> 
> dn: cn=LDAPkeys,cn=config,cn=dbdata
> objectClass: top
> objectClass: LDAPkeyObject
> nextuidNumber: 300200
> 
> A script to add user accounts consults the nexuidNumber attribute,
> increments it by one and then checks to make sure it's not alreay in
> use. If it is, it looks for the highest nextuidNumber and updates the
> nexuidNumber value.  This just seems faster than pulling all the
> uidNumber attributes from all my account records to determine what the
> next available id is. I intend to use the cn=LDAPkeys entry for any
> attributes requiring lookups for unique values (gidNumber, etc).
> 
> Again, I was wondering if anyone has any practical advice on the
> handling of unique attribute value lookups.  
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Kevin Serikstad
>