[Freeipa-devel] [PATCH] 763 use full name for gecos

[Sumit Bose]

On Mon, Apr 04, 2011 at 10:01:29AM -0400, Stephen Gallagher wrote:
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> 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:
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> >>>> 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.

Look at the diffs in
http://bgp.potaroo.net/ietf/idref/draft-howard-rfc2307bis/

There are currently -00, -01 and -02 of the draft.

bye,
Sumit

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