Re: Question about attribute name

[Gavin Henry <ghenry@suretecsystems.com>]

Rana Biswas wrote:
> Hi,
>
> When I add an attribute named "cm.host" in my OpenLDAP schema, I
> get an invalid name error.
>
> The attribute I added is:
> attributeType ( 2.5.4.2.2 NAME   'cm.host'
> 	DESC 'host name'
> 	EQUALITY caseIgnoreMatch
> 	SUBSTR caseIgnoreSubstringsMatch
> 	SYNTAX 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.15{32768} )
>
> I am getting the following error: Invalid NAME: "cm.host"
>
> Does this mean attribute in OpenLDAP schema cannot have dot in attribute name
> or I am doing something wrong.
> Is there any way around, I cannot change the schema and our
> application depend on this data.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Regards,
> Rana Biswas

What version of OpenLDAP are you using?

Where did you add this attribute? It looks like you've hacked
core.schema and not requested your own OID. Please read:

http://www.openldap.org/doc/admin23/schema.html#Extending%20Schema

According to rfc4512, section 1.4:

   Short names, also known as descriptors, are used as more readable
   aliases for object identifiers.  Short names are case insensitive and
   conform to the ABNF

ABNF has:

 DOT     = %x2E ; period (".")

So I read that as 'cm.host' be valid, I'm just not sure how it is to be 
written in a schema.

Anyone correct/clarify?

Thanks.

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