Re: multivalued attribute bug / indexing bug (ITS#485)

[bench@surfshop.net.ph]

I applied the patch, and the problem has been solved.
Thanks Kurt! :)

On Sat, Mar 18, 2000 at 01:12:07PM -0800, Kurt D. Zeilenga wrote:
> OPENLDAP_REL_ENG_1_2 (available via CVS) includes a fix designed
> to resolve this issue.  Please test.
> 
> 	Kurt
> 
> At 01:23 AM 3/18/00 GMT, bench@surfshop.net.ph wrote:
> >Full_Name: Benjamin de los Angeles Jr.
> >Version: 1.2.9
> >OS: Linux 2.2.14
> >URL: ftp://ftp.openldap.org/incoming/
> >Submission from: (NULL) (203.176.35.2)
> >
> >
> >There is a problem locating entries where a value in a multivalued attribute is
> >deleted.  The search filter should use the multivalued attribute using '*' on
> >the leftmost side, i.e. mailalternateaddress=*somedomain.com.
> >Kurt D. Zeilenga <Kurt@OpenLDAP.org> says that this is an indexing bug in
> >1.2.9.
> >I guess this would only be noticed if you have multivalued attribute.
> >
> >Here are outputs from openLDAP command line tools to reproduce the problem:
> >
> >* Start by displaying current data
> >
> >[bench@ldap tools]$ ./ldapsearch -b "dc=surfshop.net, dc=ph"
> >"mailalternateaddress=*somedomain.com.ph" 
> >-D "cn=test, dc=surfshop.net, dc=ph" -W
> >Enter LDAP Password:
> >
> >cn=bench, dc=surfshop.net, dc=ph
> >cn=Benjamin de los Angeles Jr.
> >sn=de los Angeles
> >objectclass=person
> >objectclass=organizationalPerson
> >.
> >.
> >.
> >mailalternateaddress=zwark@somedomain.com.ph
> >mailalternateaddress=lazone@somedomain.com.ph
> >
> >* Delete a value from a multivalued attribute using modify
> >
> >MODIFY Data in a file:
> >
> >dn: cn=bench, dc=surfshop.net, dc=ph
> >changetype: modify
> >delete: mailalternateaddress
> >mailalternateaddress: lazone@somedomain.com.ph
> >
> >[bench@ldap tools]$ ./ldapmodify -v -D "cn=test, dc=surfshop.net, dc=ph"
> >                      -W -f tempdata/modify-delete
> >Enter LDAP Password:
> >delete mailalternateaddress:
> >       lazone@somedomain.com.ph
> >modifying entry cn=bench, dc=surfshop.net, dc=ph 
> >modify complete
> >
> >* Display the matching entry again
> >
> >[bench@ldap tools]$ ./ldapsearch -b "dc=surfshop.net, dc=ph"
> >                    "mailalternateaddress=*somedomain.com.ph" 
> >                    -D "cn=test, dc=surfshop.net, dc=ph" -W  
> >
> >Enter LDAP Password:
> >
> >(No output! This is the PROBLEM)
> >
> >* Add again an entry
> >
> >DATA in a file:
> >
> >dn: cn=bench, dc=surfshop.net, dc=ph
> >changetype: modify
> >add: mailalternateaddress
> >mailalternateaddress: lazone@somedomain.com.ph
> > 
> >[bench@ldap tools]$ ./ldapmodify -v -D "cn=test, dc=surfshop.net, dc=ph"
> >                    -W -f tempdata/modify-add
> >Enter LDAP Password:
> >add mailalternateaddress:
> >        lazone@somedomain.com.ph
> >modifying entry cn=bench, dc=surfshop.net, dc=ph
> >modify complete
> >
> >* Display the matching entry again
> >
> >[bench@ldap tools]$ ./ldapsearch -b "dc=surfshop.net, dc=ph"
> >                    "mailalternateaddress=*somedomain.com.ph" 
> >                    -D "cn=test, dc=surfshop.net, dc=ph" -W
> >Enter LDAP Password:
> >
> >cn=bench, dc=surfshop.net, dc=ph
> >cn=Benjamin de los Angeles Jr.
> >sn=de los Angeles
> >objectclass=person
> >objectclass=organizationalPerson
> >.
> >.
> >.
> >mailalternateaddress=zwark@somedomain.com.ph
> >mailalternateaddress=lazone@somedomain.com.ph
> >
> >( Magic! There goes the entry again! =) )
> >
> >
> >
> >