[389-users] notes=U, unindex search? really

[Picture Book]

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> Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2013 08:53:34 -0700
> From: rmeggins at redhat.com
> To: 389-users at lists.fedoraproject.org
> CC: picturebook16 at hotmail.com
> Subject: Re: [389-users] notes=U, unindex search? really
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> On 01/18/2013 08:29 AM, Picture Book wrote:
> > filter="(&(AllowAccess=Y)(uid=bill))"
> > AllowAccess is unindexed attribute
> > uid is indexed attribute
> >
> > access log search result: notes=U
> >
> > I imagine that directory server will do an indexed search by uid=bill, get the entry and then verify if AllowAccess=Y. To me this kind of search is indexed search.
> >
> > example:
> >
> > [18/Jan/2013:10:17:24 -0500] conn=124757 op=1 SRCH base="ou=people,dc=?" scope=1 filter="(&(AllowAccess=Y)(uid=bill))" attrs=ALL
> > [18/Jan/2013:10:17:24 -0500] conn=124757 op=1 RESULT err=0 tag=101 nentries=1 etime=0 notes=U
> >
> > etime=0 confirms that this search is fast.
>
> You might imagine that, but that's not how the server works. It parses
> the filter, sees that AllowAccess is unindexed, and uses an unindexed
> search.

I tried filter="(&(uid=bill)(AllowAccess=Y))". no more "notes=U". It would be great if the server can optimize search filter like I imagine. Because some ldap clients do not allow custom search filter.

Thank you.

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