-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1

On 04/04/2011 09:58 AM, Stephen Gallagher wrote:
> On 04/01/2011 06:14 PM, Rich Megginson wrote:
>> On 04/01/2011 02:17 PM, Rob Crittenden wrote:
>>> Stephen Gallagher wrote:
>>>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
>>>> Hash: SHA1
>>>>
>>>> On 04/01/2011 03:55 PM, Rob Crittenden wrote:
>>>>> Use fullname for gecos instead of uid.
>>>>>
>>>>> ticket 1146
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> While it probably doesn't actually matter for these tests, I should note
>>>> that the GECOS attribute in LDAP is IA5String, not UTF8.
>>>>
>>>> Otherwise, Ack.
>>>
>>> It is defined using Directory String syntax by 389-ds. According to
>>> rfc 2307 it should be an IA5String, not sure why it isn't but we
>>> inherit this schema.
>> It is defined in the original rfc 2307 as Directory String, but 2307bis
>> redefined it to IA5String.
> 
> 
> Actually, I just looked at both RFC 2307 and RFC 2307bis. It's defined
> as IA5String in both.
> 
> From http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2307.txt:
> 3. Attribute definitions
> 
>    This section contains attribute definitions to be implemented by DUAs
>    supporting this schema.
> ...
>         ( nisSchema.1.2 NAME 'gecos'
>           DESC 'The GECOS field; the common name'
>           EQUALITY caseIgnoreIA5Match
>           SUBSTRINGS caseIgnoreIA5SubstringsMatch
>           SYNTAX 'IA5String' SINGLE-VALUE )
> 
> 
> And from http://www.padl.com/~lukeh/rfc2307bis.txt
> 3.   Attribute definitions
> 
>      This section contains attribute definitions to be implemented by
>      DUAs supporting this schema.
> ...
>              ( 1.3.6.1.1.1.1.2 NAME 'gecos'
>                DESC 'The GECOS field; the common name'
>                EQUALITY caseIgnoreIA5Match
>                SUBSTRINGS caseIgnoreIA5SubstringsMatch
>                SYNTAX 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.26
>                SINGLE-VALUE )
> 


Hmm, strange. http://bgp.potaroo.net/ietf/idref/draft-howard-rfc2307bis/
defines it as DirectoryString.

So I have no idea which one is "more correct" for RFC 2307bis.


- -- 
Stephen Gallagher
RHCE 804006346421761

Delivering value year after year.
Red Hat ranks #1 in value among software vendors.
http://www.redhat.com/promo/vendor/
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux)
Comment: Using GnuPG with Fedora - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/

iEYEARECAAYFAk2ZzzkACgkQeiVVYja6o6NEzQCeN9LxMNSd05Kqj6NHhRxOfXAw
wsUAmwVplkWHnsLN/z2DY0RSJL+mbNMZ
=gI9S
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

_______________________________________________
Freeipa-devel mailing list
Freeipa-devel@redhat.com
https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/freeipa-devel

Reply via email to