Dear List Members,

OpenLDAP version 2.3.39 on RHEL5

I am using "OpenLDAP " to store information. This information is retrieved by a "client" and made available to "user" via the vfs(virtual fire system) interface in linux. The user then reads/writes/browses the information just like in a filesystem. I can store a 64-bit id of each entry as inode number in my client.

A "unique id" of size 64-bits is required for each entry so that once an entry is searched by giving "dn", further searches for the entry can be done using that unique id. The unique id must be in some way auto-generated by openldap server.

entryUUID has been identified to fulfills all the requirements except that it is 128-bit long.

I would like to know if there is some other operational attribute which is unique for each entry and of size 64-bits? of if I can extract a 64-bit unique value from entryUUID or any other attribute? If required the operation can be shifted to some other version of OpenLDAP also.

Arpit J. Center for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) http://www.cdac.in