Re: OpenLDAP Metadirectory building problems

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

Pierangelo Masarati wrote:

> From your log I note that rewriting occurs as intended; an entry is
> returned, but the remapped attributes are not present.  This occurs
> because of a side-effect of the rwm overlay I overlooked: the attributes
> you map MUST be defined in the local schema as well to allow back-ldap to
> get them.  This requirement, however, is not enforced when configuring the
> overlay, only a warning is issued (you can see it at the beginning of your
> log).  The correct way to make it work is to add a specification for the
> mapped attributes; all that counts is their syntax.  So, for example, copy
> the attributeType stuff for the local attribute, use an OID of your own if
> you don't know the original one, and everything should work as expected. 
> Note that you can get the right specification by qerying the cn=subschema
> of the remote server.
>  
I've fixed the problem in HEAD; now undefined attributes/objectClasses, 
if used for the remote side, are mapped as expected.  A warning is still 
issued and I don't intend to remove it since the preferred way of using 
the mapping feature is to define the remote items also locally.

p.



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