Re: Q: "stable" slapcat / slapadd?

[Howard Chu <hyc@symas.com>]

Michael Ströder wrote:
> Ulrich Windl wrote:
> > Is slapcat expected to be stable,
>
> Yes.
>
> Details can depend on the backend though.
>
> > i.e. report entries and attributes in a specific ordering?
>
> LDIF does not necessarily have a specific ordering.

The *X.500 Data Model* specifies that there is no ordering. Entries are sets 
of attributes. Sets are inherently unordered.

> Don't expect simple text diff tools to be helpful with LDIF data in general.
>
> > Is slapadd expected to be stable, i.e. add entries and attributes the same
> > way when they come from the same LDIF file?
>
> Yes, in the sense that your LDAP entries will mainly contain all the
> attributes and values like before.
>
> Ciao, Michael.


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