On 12/02/2009 05:47 AM, Sean Brady wrote: > > OK, I see some helpful errors in the logs here: > > linkedattrs-plugin - linked_attrs_parse_config_entry: The linkType > config setting is required for linked attribute pair "cn=manager > link,cn=linked attributes,cn=plugins,cn=config". > > [02/Dec/2009:06:19:24 -0700] linkedattrs-plugin - > linked_attrs_parse_config_entry: Invalid config entry [cn=manager > link,cn=linked attributes,cn=plugins,cn=config] skipped > > So... I am assuming that there is a configuration entry that I need > called "linkType", which isn't listed in the link per se, although > there is a reference to it in passing. Can someone help me with the > expected type of value, ie is this an attribute type, etc? What do I > need here? > The feature design page you referenced had the configuration attributes named incorrectly (the attribute names changed between the design and implementation of the feature). I have updated the configuration section of that page to be correct. Please look here for details: http://directory.fedoraproject.org/wiki/Linked_Attributes_Design#Configuration In short, you need to use "linkType" and "managedType" instead of "linkAttribute" and "managedAttribute" in your config entry that you have referenced below. -NGK > > The following was added to my dse.ldif: > > dn: cn=Manager Link, cn=Linked Attributes,cn=plugins,cn=config > > objectClass: extensibleObject > > objectClass: top > > cn: Manager Link > > linkattribute: directReport > > managedattribute: linkmanager > > Both the linkattribute "directReport" and managedattribute > "linkmanager" are custom attributes added as "MAY" to a custom > "employee" objectclass, to which 3 test users have as an attribute > value. I didn't want to conflict with any existing attributes, and I > noticed that the directreport attribute did not exist. > > Any help is appreciated. > > Thanks, > > SB > > *From:* fedora-directory-users-bounces at redhat.com > [mailto:fedora-directory-users-bounces at redhat.com] *On Behalf Of *Sean > Brady > *Sent:* Tuesday, December 01, 2009 8:05 PM > *To:* fedora-directory-users at redhat.com > *Subject:* [389-users] Is there Linked Attributes configuration and > usage documentation available? > > Hello All, > > I have 389 up and running, and had some questions on Linked > Attributes. I found this > http://directory.fedoraproject.org/wiki/Linked_Attributes_Design but > that is the extent of the documentation that I have found. Does > anyone know of any additional documentation that you can point me to? > > I am unclear on exactly how to configure Linked Attributes properly, > and how to use them. Specifically, which ldif file would I need to > modify to create a linked attribute? Would that be dse.ldif, or one > of the ldif's in the schema sub-folder > (/etc/dirsrv/slapd-<instance_name>/schema)? What else would I need to > know to configure a linked attribute? What do I need to know about > it's usage? > > Once I have the details I can post some documentation back to the > community- there is nothing in the RedHat Directory Server on this > plugin as of yet that I have seen. I don't think that this can be > done through the GUI at this time... > > Thanks in advance for the community's help. > > SB > > > -- > 389 users mailing list > 389-users at redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-directory-users > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/389-users/attachments/20091202/8eb95946/attachment.html
