On Wed, 2007-09-05 at 12:57 -0500, Wolfe, Allan wrote: > Multiple search paths would be beneficial as well for service search > descriptor support. e.g.: > "ou=autofs,ou=services,dc=example,dc=com:ou=autofs_group1,ou=services,dc > =example,dc=com"
I'm about to start work on this so specification of (multiple) basedn will be possible. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Simon Gao > Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2007 12:44 PM > To: Ian Kent > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [autofs] basedn in /etc/sysconfig/autofs > > Ian Kent wrote: > > On Wed, 2007-09-05 at 10:15 +0800, wengang wang wrote: > > > >> Hi, > >> A custom complained that: > >> //<== > >> In RHEL4 it was possible to set a "basedn" variable in the > >> /etc/sysconfig/autofs file which served as a basedn for LDAP lookups > >> performed by the automounter. > >> > >> However, this has been removed in RHEL5. > >> //<== > >> It is true that setting it in /etc/openldap/ldap.conf is an > >> alternative, > >> > > > > No. > > > > > >> the custom doesn't want do as that because /etc/openldap/ldap.conf is > > >> automatically edited by the redhat config tools authconfig and > >> system-config-authentication. > >> So I want to know for what the basedn is removed from > >> /etc/sysconfig/autofs. I checked all the change logs and readmes in > >> autofs-5.0.1, but didn't find basedn metioned. > >> > > > > In version 5 the base dn is calculated, depending on how you specify > > the map. > > > > Describe the problem and I'll try and give a sensible answer. > > > > Ian > > > I also have a related question about basedn in /etc/sysconfig/autofs. > > You can put in root level basedn like "dc=example,dc=com", or more lower > level like "ou=autofs,ou=services,dc=example,dc=com". Would later case > help the search by being more specific and therefore getting autofs map > lot quicker? Or it makes not significant difference? > > Simon > > _______________________________________________ > autofs mailing list > [email protected] > http://linux.kernel.org/mailman/listinfo/autofs > ----------------------------------------- > > Anadarko Confidentiality Notice: > This electronic transmission and any attached documents or other > writings are intended only for the person or entity to which it is > addressed and may contain information that is privileged, > confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you have > received this communication in error, please immediately notify > sender by return e-mail and destroy the communication. Any > disclosure, copying, distribution or the taking of any action > concerning the contents of this communication or any attachments by > anyone other than the named recipient is strictly prohibited. _______________________________________________ autofs mailing list [email protected] http://linux.kernel.org/mailman/listinfo/autofs
