Undefined attribute types and proxy (Was: (ITS#3951) send_search_entry() issue when determining whether an attribute is to be returned or not)

[Pierangelo Masarati <ando@sys-net.it>]

[resent with a better title]

ando@sys-net.it wrote:

> I bumped into this issue when trying to proxy data thta is not in the proxy's
> schema, but I believe it's a general issue (although of limited scope).
>
> How to reproduce:
> - set up a remote server
> - set up a proxy whose schema is a subset of that of the remote server
> - run a search that returns an entry containing attributes not defined on the
> proxy
>
> if the search doesn't specify any attribute list, those attributes don't show up
> in the result.  This is correct (althoug I'd prefer to revert it) because those
> attributes get marked as "undefined", whose usage is dsaOperation.
>  
In fact, for the exclusive use of the proxy, I'd prefer that those
attributes do show up in search entries.  Comments?  Suggestions on how
to proceed?

p.



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