Re: Changing an openLDAP schema programatically

[John Dalbec <jpdalbec@cc.ysu.edu>]

akpan Zouk wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I just joined the group. I searched the archives but
> didn't find a 
> solution to my problem. Apologies if it has been
> discussed. Here is the 
> problem:
>
> I have an objectclass thus defined in local.schema
> thus:
>  
> objectclass ( 1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1 
>     NAME 'newObjectClass' SUP top STRUCTURAL
> 	MUST ( cn )	
> 	)
>
> I would like to add attributes to this objectclass,
> but the names of the 
> attributes are known at run-time; i.e. I don't know
> the names of the 
> attributes when I am creating the above objectclass. I
> would there like to 
> change this definition at run time. Does openLDAP
> support this 
> capability?

You don't say which version you're running, but AFAIK no it does not.
SunONE/iPlanet/Netscape directory server does.
John