Kenneth Holter wrote: > Hi. > > > We're using Windows sync on our (RedHat) directory server to fetch > users from AD, and have a quick question about the UID attribute: It > look to me like the UID attribute that linux ldap clients use for > authentication, is a attribute created when one adds the posixaccount > object class to the user object. In other words, when user "kenneth" > is synced over from AD and I add the posixaccount object class, then > the uid attribute is automatically created and populated with uid > value "kenneth" from some (which one? "name"? "cn"?) AD attribute. Is > this correct? Yes. The AD attribute samAccountName is used to populate the uid attribute on 389. > If so, can I assume that making changes to the uid attribute will not > be reflected on the AD side? I'm not sure. uid and samAccountName are "special" attributes - not sure if they are synced - you could try it I suppose. > > > Best regards, > Kenneth Holter > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > -- > 389 users mailing list > 389-users at redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-directory-users >
