Antw: Re: Hi, I need help regarding customize schema regarding OpenLDAD 2.4.39 configuration.

["Ulrich Windl" <Ulrich.Windl@rz.uni-regensburg.de>]

Hi!

So if I understand you correctly, slaptest can convert an LDAP schema to a
config LDIF. I wonder whether there'sa more direct way to do the conversion.
Anyone?

Regards,
Ulrich

>>> Mark Cairney <mark.cairney@ed.ac.uk> schrieb am 20.09.2014 um 12:54 in
Nachricht <CED9AC1D-CEC3-41A6-806D-B3240DE72F19@ed.ac.uk>:
> Hi,
> 
> Coincidentally I was adding a flat .schema file to my cn=config setup 
> yesterday, here’s my (rather brief) notes on the conversion process:
> 
> 1. Create a temporary directory and put your .schema file in it.
> mkdir /tmp/schema
> 
> 2. Create a minimal slapd.conf file containing only an include of the new 
> schema file
> 
> cd /tmp/schema
> cp /etc/openldap/slapd.conf /tmp/slapd.conf.schema
> Vim slapd.conf.schemaname
> 
> Comment everything out
> Add the following line:
> include         /tmp/schema/schemaname.schema
> 
> 
> Generate the schema file using slaptest while in the /tmp/schema directory
:
> /usr/local/authz/sbin/slaptest -f slapd.conf.schemaname  -F .
> 
> If the conversion process succeeded you should now have a 
> cn=config/cn=schema directory.
> In order to “ldapadd” it into an existing setup it will need a bit of 
> sanitising.
> Remove the commented lines and any operational/internal attributes e.g.
> 
> structuralObjectClass: olcSchemaConfig
> entryUUID: dd03fc7a-d4fe-1033-96b0-055318f25a03
> creatorsName: cn=config
> createTimestamp: 20140920104438Z
> entryCSN: 20140920104438.200261Z#000000#000#000000
> modifiersName: cn=config
> modifyTimestamp: 20140920104438Z
> 
> Modify the dn to be “cn=schemaname,cn=schema,cn=config and remove the 
> ordering {0} bracket from the cn
> 
> Finally cd to the new schema location and run:
> /usr/local/authz/bin/ldapadd -D cn=Manager,cn=config -W -f
> cn\=\{9\}schemaname.ldif
> 
> Disclaimer: this is the process that worked for me but there are no doubt 
> other/better ways to do this but slaptest is your friend here.
> 
> On 20 Sep 2014, at 07:17, Abhishek koserwal <abhishek.koserwal@gmail.com> 
> wrote:
> 
>> Hi, 
>> 
>> I need some reference material regarding "How to configure customize
schema" 
> in OpenLdap2.4.x. I have some schema files of version 2.3<, when slapd.conf

> were used. I am want to import those schema into new Openldap.2.4.39 . I
have 
> gone through Admin guide tried some methods but, I didn't get much help from

> it. Kindly help me or whom should I contact or any specific materials.
>> 
>> Thank You,
>> Abhishek koserwal,
>> 
>> 
> 
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