Re: How to get the Directory's last modification time?

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

> "Pierangelo Masarati" <ando@sys-net.it> writes:
>
>>> Bruno Negrão <vpopmail@engepel.com.br> writes:
>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> Is there a way to know when the directory was last modified?
>>>> Instead of reading all the modification times of all the entries, is
>>>> there a way to quickly ask to the directory when it was last modified?
>>>
>>> ldapsearch -b cn=modify,cn=operations,cn=monitor -s base \
>>> modifyTimestamp
>>
>> That's usually equal to the DSA's startup time, i.e. the modifyTimestamp
>> and modifiersName are not touched as a consequence to internal
>> modifications to back-monitor entries.  It is yet debated if they
>> should,
>> see related -devel threads, and, in case, the code would need plenty of
>> work because at present only read locking is implemented (i.e. multiple
>> threads can simultaneously read the contents of an entry).
>
> Your are right, only the operation is counted, as a quick sample shows
>
> dn: cn=Modify,cn=Operations,cn=Monitor
> stdn: cn=Modify,cn=Operations,cn=Monitor
> structuralObjectClass: monitorOperation
> monitorOpInitiated: 1
> monitorOpCompleted: 1
> createTimestamp: 20041125075336Z
> modifyTimestamp: 20041125075336Z
> subschemaSubentry: cn=Subschema
> hasSubordinates: FALSE
>
> -Dieter

one (dirty) solution is the lastmod overlay (in HEAD; does something
slightly different, but at least the last modification is known).

p.

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