[SSSD] [PATCHES] Use entry USN when available

Simo Sorce ssorce at redhat.com
Mon Dec 6 15:29:02 UTC 2010


On Mon, 6 Dec 2010 15:29:44 +0100
Sumit Bose <sbose at redhat.com> wrote:

> > 
> > > > > OpenLDAP users might be happy if sssd would be able to
> > > > > autodetect OpenLDAP and use entryCSN. Do you think check for
> > > > > the OpenLDAProotDSE objectclass would be sufficient here?
> > > > 
> > > > Yes, give me the details and I can add that easily.
> > > 
> > > I think the only detail is the OpenLDAProotDSE objectclass. I
> > > haven't found anything else in the OpenLDAP rootDSE which can
> > > help here.
> > 
> > Which attribute does openLdap uses on entries ?
> > entryUSN or USNChanged ?
> 
> entryCSN, see http://www.openldap.org/faq/data/cache/1145.html for
> details.

It is not clear to me that entryCSN is server specific and always
orders new entries at top, the format is also quite complex.
It is also not clear if access to it is available to anonymous clients.

If you do not mind I would defer implementation of its support to a
separate ticket/patch.

Simo.

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