Re: make an attribute default to object class?

[Richard Megginson <rmeggins@xxxxxxxxxx>]

speedy zinc wrote:

> Ok, I have this weird idea that I want to make a new
> attribute an allowed attribute of an existing
> objectclass
> and all its sub-classes, but without modifying the 
> definition of the existing class, only thru extension.
>
> For example, if I define a new attribute called 
> "myWhackyAttr", and I want to make it part of an
> allowed
> attribute of nsRoleDefinition (or
> nsSimpleRoleDefinition),
> so that the attribute is available to all sub-classes.
>
> To do that, I can change the definition of
> nsRoleDefinition
> in 00core.ldif, which everyone would say "stop right
> there,
> you shouldn't do that". 
>
> The other way is, I can create an aux objectclass with
>
> that attribute, and everytime I create a new role,
> I have to make sure that I add that object class to
> the
> new entry. That's tedious, and might forget it.
>
> Is there a third way to enforce that?
>  
Create a new structural objectclass called MyRole - it will extend 
nsRoleDefinition and include the myWackyAttr attribute (as a MAY 
preferably, not a MUST).  Then, you'll have to create MyRole roles, for 
which there is also not console support.

> thanks for any hint.
>
> sz
>
>
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