Re: Antw: adding a custom attribute

[Howard Chu <hyc@symas.com>]

Ulrich Windl wrote:
> I thought a schema having a OID is the same everywhere; would a modified schema need a new OID then?

Yes.

Modifying RFC-published schema is prohibited anyway.
> > > > Igor Shmukler <igor.shmukler@gmail.com> schrieb am 02.12.2014 um 21:55 in
> Nachricht
> <CAA1SNA0yKTLdMnzNn1wpngxkdcEgePY4_ZPpKO2+5SPRjdWTxg@mail.gmail.com>:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I want to have an ability add "custom attribute[s]" to my LDAP records.
> > For example, such an attribute could be sipTelephone, mobile and/or
> > something else.
> >
> > I did a little digging. Please advise whether I am on the right track.
> >
> > My understanding, at present, is that I would have to modify
> > core.schema [located on my Ubuntu under /etc/ldap/schema ] and perhaps
> > some other schema files from the same directory.
> >
> > I found various syntax OIDs. For telephones, for example -
> > 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.50 should be the right one. There is
> > another OID for strings - 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.15 for UTF-8
> > coded strings.
> >
> > Is editing core.schema the correct way to go? I am eagerly looking for
> > advice.
> >
> > Thank you for reading my question this far. I have been saved twice by
> > people on this list. Appreciate your help very much.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > Igor Shmukler


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