Re: unable to access schema via LDAP

["Pierangelo Masarati" <ando@sys-net.it>]

>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I want to read the schema of my OpenLDAP server but there doesn't seem
>> to be an object called cn=schema. OpenLDAP log extract:
>>
>> Aug 31 10:50:12 vasco slapd[23739]: conn=253 op=2 SRCH base="cn=schema"
>> scope=0 filter="(objectClass=*)"
>> Aug 31 10:50:12 vasco slapd[23739]: conn=253 op=2 SRCH
>> attr=objectclasses 2.5.21.6 attributetypes 2.5.21.5
>> Aug 31 10:50:12 vasco slapd[23739]: conn=253 op=2 RESULT tag=101 err=32
>> text=
>>
>> The application that needs to read the schema (IDM2.0.1/dirxml) doesn't
>> give any choice wether to search for the schema in a different object.
>> How can i make the schema available through cn=schema?
>
> 1) Fix the application (ask your vendor for support/bugfix); or
>
> 2) Fix slapd:
>   2a) change the definition of the name of the schema entry; or

This is quite easy: see "schemadn" in slapd.conf(5).

>   2b) proxy the server via back-ldap and suffixmassage cn=schema
>       into cn=subschema; or
>   2c) use the global overlays feature of slapd in HEAD to
>       rename cn=schema into cn=subschema by means of the rwm overlay
>
> p.
>
> --
> Pierangelo Masarati
> mailto:pierangelo.masarati@sys-net.it
>


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