Re: alias support

[Howard Chu <hyc@symas.com>]

Dustin Doris wrote:

> Thanks for any help or advice.
>
> Here are my users doing a direct ldapsearch
>
> ldapsearch -D "cn=root,dc=webhamster" -w secret -b dc=webhamster
> "(uid=dusty)"
>
> # dusty, users, webhamster
> dn: uid=dusty,ou=users,dc=webhamster
> objectClass: alias
> objectClass: extensibleObject
> uid: dusty
> userPassword:: ZHVzdHk=
> aliasedObjectName: accountNumber=1,ou=accounts,dc=webhamster
>
>
> ldapsearch -D "cn=root,dc=webhamster" -w secret -b dc=webhamster
> "(accountNumber=1)"
>
> # 1, accounts, webhamster
> dn: accountNumber=1,ou=accounts,dc=webhamster
> objectClass: accountprofile
> accountNumber: 1
> accessCode: premium
>
>
> Now, when I do an ldapsearch for the uid=dusty, with -a always, I get no
> results.
>  
That's correct, because the entry being referred to doesn't match your 
search filter. I.e., you're searching for entries with a filter 
(uid=dusty) and the accountNumber=1 entry doesn't satisfy this filter.

There's no evidence that aliases are misbehaving here, you just need to 
think more clearly about the requests you're issuing and what you want 
to accomplish.

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