alternative attribute names in filter searches. (ITS#765)

[m.d.t.evans@qmw.ac.uk]

Full_Name: Martin Evans
Version: 1.2.11
OS: Solaris 7
URL: 
Submission from: (NULL) (138.37.8.180)


Hi,

Searching for entries by using an alternative name in the filter fails to find
entries.

e.g.

my slapd.at.conf file contains...

attribute       facsimiletelephonenumber        fax     tel

A search for `facsimiletelephonenumber' recovers the entry, whereas a search
for
`fax' does not. i.e.

ldapsearch -h tau.qmw.ac.uk -p 389 -s base 
                -b "cn=m d t evans,ou=Computing Services,$QMW"
                -L "fax=+44 20 8980 2001"

produces no output, but

ldapsearch -h tau.qmw.ac.uk -p 389 -s base 
                -b "cn=m d t evans,ou=Computing Services,$QMW"
                -L "facsimiletelephonenumber=+44 20 8980 2001"

gives:

dn: cn=M D T Evans, ou=Computing Services, o=Queen Mary and Westfield College,
<SNIP>
facsimiletelephonenumber: +44 20 8980 2001
<SNIP>

I turned on some debug options in slapd 256+512+64+32.
These include the filter behaviour. Searching with "fax=+44..." gives:

conn=0 fd=5 connection from mdte-pc.css.qmw.ac.uk (138.37.8.180) accepted.
conn=0 op=0 BIND dn="" method=128
conn=0 op=0 RESULT err=0 tag=97 nentries=0
begin get_filter
EQUALITY
end get_filter 0
conn=0 op=1 SRCH base="CN=M D T EVANS,OU=COMPUTING SERVICES,O=QUEEN MARY AND
WESTFIELD COLLEGE,C=GB" scope=0 filter="(fax=+442089802001)"
=> test_filter
    EQUALITY
<= test_filter -1
conn=0 op=1 RESULT err=0 tag=101 nentries=0
conn=0 op=2 UNBIND
conn=0 op=2 fd=5 closed errno=0

Searching for "facsimiletelephonenumber=+44..." gives:

conn=1 fd=5 connection from mdte-pc.css.qmw.ac.uk (138.37.8.180) accepted.
conn=1 op=0 BIND dn="" method=128
conn=1 op=0 RESULT err=0 tag=97 nentries=0
begin get_filter
EQUALITY
end get_filter 0
conn=1 op=1 SRCH base="CN=M D T EVANS,OU=COMPUTING SERVICES,O=QUEEN MARY AND
WESTFIELD COLLEGE,C=GB" scope=0
filter="(facsimiletelephonenumber=+442089802001)"
=> test_filter
    EQUALITY
<= test_filter 0
conn=1 op=1 ENTRY dn="cn=M D T Evans, ou=Computing Services, o=Queen Mary and
Westfield College,c=GB"
conn=1 op=1 RESULT err=0 tag=101 nentries=1
conn=1 op=2 UNBIND
conn=1 op=2 fd=5 closed errno=0

Apologies if this has been reported before but I couldnt find it.
If it has been solved could you let me know.

Regards,
Martin.