Re: Summary of dynamic groups

On 05/26/10 03:04 PM, Howard Chu wrote:

Ian Collins wrote:

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On 05/26/10 02:40 PM, Howard Chu wrote:

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Ian Collins wrote:

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Hello again,

My earlier thread appears to have been hijacked, so I'm starting a new one for the summary of my investigations.

My current understanding is as follows:

There are three overlays that can use yes to manage groups dynamically: dynlist, autogroup and memberof.

- dynlist works well for including members specified in a URL 

to the result of a search on a group. The dynamic members can not be included in a search filter.

• autogroup works well for including members specified in a URL to the

result of a search on a group. The dynamic members can be included in a search filter, but the only supported list attribute is 'member', which limits its use.

That's false, you can configure it to use any attribute type.

No according to the read me:

    "The value<member-ad>  is the name of the 

attributeDescription that specifies the member attribute. User modification of this attribute is disabled for consistency."

I could only et it to work with 'member'. Even if I specified 'uniqueMember', 'member' was inserted.

Then there's something else interfering in your config. There is nothing in the autogroup code that gives preference to the "member" attribute. It uses the attribute type you configure, and nothing else. Of course, the objectclass you use must also allow the attribute type you chose.

Deleting and re-adding the test group solved the problem. Dynamic 'uniqueMember' lists do indeed work.

Thanks.