lastmod modif* attributes mishandled? (ITS#168)

[ajf_nylorac@acm.org]

Full_Name: Albert John FitzPatrick III
Version: 1.2.1
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Gentlemen,

While configuring OpenLDAP-1.2.1 to support roaming by Netscape
Communicator 4.5, I determined that OpenLDAP does not provide
modifiersname and/or modifytimestamp for newly created entries.

The failure to return a value for modifytimestamp causes Nu^Htscr^Hape to
fail to update the roaming entries after it initially creates them.

I have configured "lastmod" as "on" and the "creat*" operational attributes
are automatically added when an entry is created.  But, when Netscape
requests the value of modifytimestamp (which was not automatically added
when the entry was created), it is not available and not spoofed.

My quick fix was to patch ldap/servers/slapd/add.c to create a
"modifiersname" attribute whenever a "creatorsname" attribute is created
and to create a "modifytimestamp" attribute whenever a "createtimestamp"
attribute is created.

My patch does not handle records previously created.  The better fix is
probably to make OpenLDAP return the value (if any) of the corresponding
"creator*" attribute whenever a request of a non-existant "modif*"
attribute is encountered.  But, I was unable to locate the appropriate
code quickly.

Sincerely,

Albert FitzPatrick