Re: :LDAP moddn problems

["Derek Mailer" <derek.mailer@bipcontracts.com>]

2.0.14 is the version of openldap that I'm using

Derek

----- Original Message -----
From: "Howard Chu" <hyc@highlandsun.com>
To: "Derek Mailer" <derek.mailer@bipcontracts.com>; "openldap-software"
<openldap-software@OpenLDAP.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 9:31 AM
Subject: RE: :LDAP moddn problems


> You didn't mention which version of the LDAP server you're running.
> This is a known limitation in OpenLDAP's ldbm database, it can only
> rename leaf nodes.
>
>   -- Howard Chu
>   Chief Architect, Symas Corp.       Director, Highland Sun
>   http://www.symas.com               http://highlandsun.com/hyc
>   Symas: Premier OpenSource Development and Support
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-openldap-software@OpenLDAP.org
> [mailto:owner-openldap-software@OpenLDAP.org]On Behalf Of Derek Mailer
> Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 1:27 AM
> To: openldap-software
> Subject: NET::LDAP moddn problems
>
>
> I am developing a perl cgi application using the Net::LDAP modules.
>
> I can use the moddn function to change the dn of a leaf entry in the
> directory.  If I try to change the dn of an entry somewhere in the middle
of
> the directory structure (one which has sub-entries) the operation fails.
> I've experimented with moddn until blue in the face.
>
> Does anyone know of a workaround for this?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Derek
>
>
>
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