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On 03/17/2010 01:13 PM, Andrey Ivanov wrote:
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<blockquote type="cite">In order to support "Old DN format
including DN in the double quotes"
another cn=config switch may be necessary. It seems there was recently
a new switch introduced to make the dn syntax validation a little more
"relaxed" - nsslapd-dn-validate-strict. Maybe this one could be used to
allow for DNs with double-quoted values?<br>
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Actually, the way how we are going to handle the old style 'dn:
<type>="<nested dn>",<the rest>' is converting the
old style to a new style in the normalization when the server receives
DNs from clients and the converted new style DN is used in the rest of
the process. The nsslapd-dn-validate-strict value is examined in the
DN syntax validation code for now. Unless we change it, the DN syntax
validation code always receives the new DN style.<br>
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<div>Ok. What i wanted to say is that we should avoid any new config
parameters in cn=config. The way you propose to handle the problem is
the best one - it is completely transparent to the user, the server
back-end "sees" only the normalised DNs so it does not complain and no
additional configuration <br>
parameters are necessary.<br>
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<div bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000">That being said, are you
suggesting if nsslapd-dn-validate-strict is
on, we should not convert an old style DN to a new style? That'd be
really strict. I'm leaning toward to the other side accepting the both
old and new style with no restriction. Do you see any disadvantages in
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<div>No, absolutely not, i agree completely with your reasoning. The
code should be strict but not completely rigid :) Taking care of the
"legacy" presentation in a transparent manner is the ideal solution.<br>
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Thanks so much for the confirmation, Andrey. I'm working on the issue
based on the design...<br>
--noriko<br>
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