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> Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2015 11:13:13 -0800 > From: quanah@zimbra.com > To: mlstarling31@hotmail.com; openldap-technical@openldap.org > Subject: RE: Server Side Searching Overlay > > > --On Tuesday, December 22, 2015 2:10 PM -0500 Michael > <mlstarling31@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > > I could really use some help here if anyone can sort my questions it > > would be greatly appreciated..I'll even through in a bundt cake and/or > > canned ham since it's the holidays and all. > > Modifying core schema is rarely a good idea, and often frowned upon. > > There are a number of reasons why doing sorting on the server side is an > extremely bad idea. It's generally a much better idea to do the sorting in > the client. > > --Quanah > > __________________________________________________ > > From: mlstarling31@hotmail.com > > To: openldap-technical@openldap.org > > Subject: Server Side Searching Overlay > > Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2015 19:27:01 -0500 > > > > > > So I have a request from developers to enable the sssvlv overlay. They > > would like the server to return sorted searches on > > > > > > I enabled the overlay and then to test the functionality I added the > > following "ordering" rule to the core.schema. > > > > > > > > attributetype ( 2.5.4.4 NAME ( 'sn' 'surname' ) > > DESC 'RFC2256: last (family) name(s) for which the entity is > > known by' > > ORDERING caseIgnoreOrderingMatch > > SUP name ) > > > > > > The following ldapsearch works as expected and returns the "sn" attribute > > in alphabetical order. > > > > > > ldapsearch -x -ZZ -D cn=root,dc=testlott,dc=lott -w password > > objectclass=person -E sss=sn sn > > > > > > > > > > Based on this information I have several questions. > > > > > > 1. Will I be violating any RFC by modifying the core.schema? > > 2. The developers want the same functionality with the "cn" attribute. Is > > this supported or even possible? > > 3. They also request this functionality on a couple of attributes in a > > custom schema. Is adding an "ordering" rule as I did with the "sn" > > attribute the proper way to do this? > > > > > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > -- > > Quanah Gibson-Mount > Platform Architect > Zimbra, Inc. > -------------------- > Zimbra :: the leader in open source messaging and collaboration Thanks Quanah, and I understand the best way to do this is to have the client do the sorting. However, with that said I still need to provide a proof of concept for the development team before I try and persuade them otherwise. Is it possible to enable sssvlv for the CN attribute? > |