Re: adding usernames

[Robert Williams <bob@bob.usuhs.mil>]

I understand,  but my netscape client returns
the error when I search against "Williams" or
"Robert" also.   Why is this?  What is missing?

Bob Williams

German Poo Caaman~o wrote:

> On Thu, 20 Apr 2000, Robert Williams wrote:
> > I can add the following file (new.ldif):
> >
> > dn: cn=Robert Williams, dc=usuhs, dc=mil
> > cn: Robert
> > sn: Williams
> > objectclass: person
> > ____________________
> > but the Netscape ldap client returns
> > with: ...ldap error "no such object" (0x20)
> > when searching for names containing any
> > part of "Robert Williams"
> > ______________________
>
> According to "Netscape LDAP Deployment Guide, chapter 6":
> "A commonmistake is to assume that you search your directory
> based on the attributtes used in the distinguished name.  This
> is not true.  The disinguished name is only a unique
> indentifier for the directory entry, and you cannot search
> against it. ... Thus, if yoout dn contains the value
> cn=babs jensen, then you can cannot search against that
> attribute-data pair unless you have defined cn: babs jensen
> in directory entry"
>

>
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> German Poo Caaman~o
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