openldap-devel July 2007

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Re: commit: ldap/servers/slapd backend.c backglue.c backover.c bconfig.c config.h proto-slap.h slap.h
by Ralf Haferkamp 03 Aug '07

03 Aug '07

The BI_db_func()-functions (xxx_db_init, xxx_db_open, xxx_db_close and xxx_db_destroy) now accept a ConfigArgs pointer as an additional argument. I think I fixed all existing backends and overlays to accept the new parameter (make test succeeded with --enable-backends=yes and --enable-overlays=yes). Currently only back-monitor uses the new parameter for printing error messages to the ca->msg attribute. I plan to update the other backends and overlays next. On Wednesday 25 July 2007 17:21, ralf(a)openldap.org wrote: [..] > Log Message: > Added a new parameter (ConfigArgs*) to the _db_init, _db_open, _db_close > and _db_destroy functions. [..] -- Ralf

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Certificate list validation
by Pierangelo Masarati 02 Aug '07

02 Aug '07

I'm playing with certification authorities and so, and I came across certificate lists. Currently, the certificate list syntax 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.9 is validated by sequenceValidate, which simply checks if the value starts with a LBER_SEQUENCE tag. After reading related RFCs and X.509 I understood that a certificate list is always supposed to be a complete structure, respectful of X.509 7.3. I stumbled on this problem because I have to implement an architecture based on strongAuthenticationUser and certificationAuthority (I know they're deprecated in favor of pkiUser and pkiCA, but this is not an option right now, unfortunately), where the latter requires authorityRevocationList and certificateRevocationList. When the lists are empty, common practice allowed to use an arbitrary dummy value, while OpenLDAP requires at least ":: MAAAAA==" (i.e. LBER_SEQUENCE in base64) to fool sequenceValidate(). I'd like to know: - is my understanding of X.509 correct? (certificate lists need to be complete as per X.509 7.3, with no revokedCertificates) - is there any other common practice to deal with empty authorityRevocationList/certificateRevocationList? - would a certificateListValidate() that complies with X.509 7.3 be helpful/welcome in 2.4? p. Ing. Pierangelo Masarati OpenLDAP Core Team SysNet s.r.l. via Dossi, 8 - 27100 Pavia - ITALIA http://www.sys-net.it --------------------------------------- Office: +39 02 23998309 Mobile: +39 333 4963172 Email: pierangelo.masarati(a)sys-net.it ---------------------------------------

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Yet another backport to suggest
by Benoit Donnette 27 Jul '07

27 Jul '07

Dear Howard, Let me suggest yet another backport on the 2.3 branch (specifically on 2.3.37) from the Head, this time related to the entryDN attributes indexing. Once again you are the original author of the commit that was backported, it seems my contributions relate to backport your most awaited features - am I a serial backporter ? :-) I hope it will be interesting enough a feature to be included. Yours sincerely, Benoît Donnette - Expert TM2L/OSSA - www.08000linux.com LINAGORA - 27 rue de Berri - 75008 PARIS LINAGORA recrute : http://www.linagora.com/societe/nous_rejoindre/

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ITS#5040, operational attribute updates
by Howard Chu 25 Jul '07

25 Jul '07

I don't see anything in X.501/X.511 etc to imply there's any difference - should modifyTimeStamp be left untouched when an update only changes an entry's operational attributes, or should all modifications, regardless of how they were initiated or what they touch, update the modifyTimeStamp? Possible alternatives: 1) only update modifyTimeStamp in response to actual Modify (and MoDDN) requests from a client. (thus, not for any internally generated updates.) 2) only update modifyTimeStamp if user attributes are changed. 3) always update modifyTimeStamp -- -- Howard Chu Chief Architect, Symas Corp. http://www.symas.com Director, Highland Sun http://highlandsun.com/hyc/ Chief Architect, OpenLDAP http://www.openldap.org/project/

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BDB 4.6 is out
by Quanah Gibson-Mount 24 Jul '07

24 Jul '07

This release showed amazing promise in the past as the first release to move to after 4.2 that showed real performance gains across the board. Curious to see if the official release will hold up. --Quanah -- Quanah Gibson-Mount Principal Software Engineer Zimbra, Inc -------------------- Zimbra :: the leader in open source messaging and collaboration

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recommend loglevel 256 (statslog)
by Hallvard B Furuseth 24 Jul '07

24 Jul '07

Bug reports with huge logs but without loglevel 256 can be amazingly useless... I'll commit this change to slapd.conf(5): @@ -559,3 +559,3 @@ .B (0x100 stats) -stats log connections/operations/results +connections, LDAP operations, results (recommended) .TP @@ -615,3 +616,6 @@ level is required to have high priority messages logged. -The loglevel defaults to \fBstats\fP. + +The loglevel defaults to \fBstats\fP. +This level which should usually also be included when using other +logevels, to help analyze the logs. .RE -- Regards, Hallvard

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Re: commit: ldap/servers/slapd dn.c
by Howard Chu 23 Jul '07

23 Jul '07

hyc(a)OpenLDAP.org wrote: > Update of /repo/OpenLDAP/pkg/ldap/servers/slapd > > Modified Files: > dn.c 1.189 -> 1.190 > > Log Message: > ITS#5057 fix AVA_Sort This patch is inadequate, and has uncovered some other problems. Still looking at it. -- -- Howard Chu Chief Architect, Symas Corp. http://www.symas.com Director, Highland Sun http://highlandsun.com/hyc/ Chief Architect, OpenLDAP http://www.openldap.org/project/

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2.4 and contrib
by Gavin Henry 19 Jul '07

19 Jul '07

Dear all, We have a couple of overlays now in contrib ITS: http://www.openldap.org/its/index.cgi/Contrib?page=3 Are these ever going to be looked at and included in a beta 2.4 release? Thanks, Gavin. -- Kind Regards, Gavin Henry. Managing Director. T +44 (0) 1224 279484 M +44 (0) 7930 323266 F +44 (0) 1224 824887 E ghenry(a)suretecsystems.com Open Source. Open Solutions(tm). http://www.suretecsystems.com/

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Getting more meaningful error out of back-config
by Ralf Haferkamp 18 Jul '07

18 Jul '07

Hi, I'd like to improve the error messages that back-config returns via LDAP to the client. Currently in many case you only get back a very generic error messages. E.g. when trying to add a second monitor database you just get: Error code LDAP_OTHER with the diagnostic message set to "<olcDatabase> failed init". To find out what really went wrong you need to dig up the logfiles. One way to get more meaningful error messages to the client would be by adding an additional const char** text parameter to the _db_init functions (and probably some other of the BI_db_func() functions as well), similiar to what is done in many other case when error messages need to be passed to the caller. Does somebody have better ideas how to achieve this? -- Ralf

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Re: Releasedate OpenLDAP 2.4
by Gavin Henry 17 Jul '07

17 Jul '07

<quote who="Dagobert Michelsen"> > Hi Gavin, > > Am 17.07.2007 um 12:15 schrieb Gavin Henry: >>> The question is if there is a chance of changing the backend to >>> OpenLDAP 2.4 after release if it is not going to make it in the >>> initial release. The next version 3.0 (or 2.5) is probably years >>> away. >> >> I couldn't comment as I'm not part of the core team, only the >> Engineering >> team. >> >> Have anyone seen your code in the project yet? Please CC openldap-devel(a)openldap.org as well. > > No. I didn't want to waste anybodys time in contributing > half-finished code. Currently I am working hard on getting > things in a contributable quality. > > I am worried that the changes which may be accepted won't > go in the next release but in the one to be released in a few years. That's always the risk. > > Best regards > > -- Dagobert > > -- > Dagobert Michelsen (Leiter IT) Baltic Online Computer GmbH > Firmensitz: Alter Markt 1-2, 24103 Kiel, Telefon: +49 431 54003-0 > Geschäftsführer: Erik Cickovskis, Amtsgericht Kiel, HRB 3756 > "Of course computer servers don't need thrust, since they generally > don't go anywhere." -- Comment in TR on new HP server turbine fans > > > >

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