Re: Problem with CN containg multiple spaces

[Pierangelo Masarati <ando@sys-net.it>]

Robert Waldner wrote:

> Hi!
>
> I have a situation where I need data from an "Active Directory" mangled 
> and then stored in a local slapd instance.
>
> The problem is that there are a couple DNs which only differ in the 
> amount of spaces in the CN, eg
>    CN=Doe\, John,OU=Users,DC=local
>    CN=Doe\,  John,OU=Users,DC=local
>             ^
> When I try to add a group with both of those as members, all I get is
> "value #n provided more than once". It also fails when I try to add the
> second one as an organizationalPerson.
>
> AFAIU the RFCs, every field value is basically a string, with a couple 
> special characters escaped. A blank not at start or end of the string is
> not one those characters.
>
> Any hints on how I could get this working?
>
> (slapd from OpenLDAP 2.1.30, Debian -3, on a Debian Sarge system)
>  
As per directoryString syntax (the syntax used by the "cn" attribute 
inside your DN), multiple spaces are treated as a single space when the 
DN is normalized/prettified.  As a consequence, although differently 
represented, the two DNs you show are exactly the same when compared.

p.





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