On Tue, 2 Jun 2009, Michael Ströder wrote:
James Lentini wrote:
The OpenLDAP FAQ http://www.openldap.org/faq/index.cgi?_highlightWords=structure&file=147...
and TODO file http://www.openldap.org/devel/cvsweb.cgi/doc/devel/todo?hideattic=1&sort...
indicate that OpenLDAP does not currently support DIT Structure Rules. Is this correct?
Yes, that's correct. What are your requirements?
Ciao, Michael.
Thanks for confirming the current state.
I'm working on a proposal in the IETF that uses LDAP to store file system namespace information:
http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-nfsv4-federated-fs-protocol-0...
Our schema is sprinkled throughout Section 6. In Section 6.3 we define two LDAP objects, the FSN and FSL (the exact schema definitions in the current draft have some typos that will be cleaned up in the next version).
An FSN is intended to be superior to its FSLs in a DIT. I was considering including DIT Structure Rules in the draft as a way to enforce this arrangement. However, I'm not inclined to do this if popular LDAP implementations, such as OpenLDAP, don't support them.
If there is a standard, well supported mechanisms for enforcing DIT structure, I'd be interested to know about it.
-james