Re: unique_uri strict ?

[ghenry@OpenLDAP.org]

----- "Andrew Findlay" <andrew.findlay@skills-1st.co.uk> wrote:

> On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 03:57:35PM +0000, Gavin Henry wrote:
> 
> > > > unique_uri "<[strict ][ignore ]URI[URI...]...>"
> > > 
> > > Well, the <> clearly indicates it's a single argument.  Maybe an 
> > > example, or a remark, would help not overlooking it.
> > 
> > That's fine then. I just misread that syntax. Leave as is.
> 
> Hmm - I think the syntax is sufficiently unusual that an example and
> note would save a lot of confusion.

Well < > are used all over the docs, I just didn't pick up on it.

> I am also wondering what happens when the URI itself would need
> quoting when used alone - e.g. a URI with spaces in it. Do we need
> to put quoted quotes inside the overall quotes, or is the one set
> enough?

Probably the same as any URI config line, until end of line?

> It would also be worth adding a note about *when* the unique_uri
> syntax became available (2.4.x). This sort of thing is useful when
> doing upgrades and also as a reminder when dealing with configs
> for older versions.

I'm pretty sure it's been in 2.4 all along. It appeared "Tue Apr 10 00:38:54 2007"
and 2.4 was out officially on 2007/10/31. So no worries there.

-- 
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Gavin Henry.
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