Re: [Fwd] Net::LDAP and OpenLDAP Schemata

[Kurt D. Z. <Ku...@Op...>]

BTW,  the "+" I-D is available at:
  http://search.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-zeilenga-ldapv3bis-opattrs-05.txt

comments are welcomed.  (likely best privately or on the LDAPext list).

Kurt

At 06:41 AM 3/29/01 -0800, Kurt D. Zeilenga wrote:
>At 12:38 PM 3/29/01 +0100, Chris Ridd wrote:
>>> I am trying to access an OpenLDAP 2 server with Net::LDAP. Everything fine
>>> so far. But when I try to read schema information via the
>>> Net::LDAP::schema method it fails. The reason is that the server does not
>>> answers operational attributes such as "subschemaentry". Currently I
>>> fixed it by explicitly requesting the operational attributes via attrs =>
>>> ['+', '*'] in both Net::LDAP::root_dse and Net::LDAP::schema.
>>
>>As far as I know the '+' character is not part of any RFC-defined way of
>>requesting all operational attributes. (There is no RFC-defined way of
>>doing this. Again, AFAIK.)
>
>Yes, '+' as a means for requesting is only a 'work in progress'.
>And even when it is published as a RFC, I'd question it's
>appropriate for read select operational attributes types.   The
>'+' mechanisms is more suited to browsing by humans.  An
>automated application should know what's it after and request
>it directly.
>
>Kurt