Re: link object

[masarati@aero.polimi.it]

> Hi,
> I would like to link an attribute to an object, so that when I perform a
> search it returns all attributes related to the object referenced, just
> like
> the example below:
>
> + resource1
>     + type: this_type
>     + permission: this_permission
>     + location: this_location
>
> + resource2
>     + type: another_type
>     + permission: another_permission
>     + location: another_location
>
> + profile1
>     + resource1
>     + resource2
>
> + domain
>     + organization
>         + user1
>             + profile1
>
>
> ldapsearch [ options ] cn=user1
> dc: domain
> o: organization
> cn: user1
> ( profile: profile1 )
> resource: resource1, this_type, this_permission, this_location
> resource: resource2, another_type, another_permission, another_location

The LDAP data model does not support anything like that.  It needs to be
implemented programmatically (i.e. client-side).  OpenLDAP does not
implement any extension like that (AFAIK).  It could be implemented in
form of an overlay, though.

p.