[Fedora-directory-users] Samba schema not loading in FDS...

[Jim Hogan]

Halloo!

I am attempting to migrate an existing OpenLDAP directory to FDS 1.01.  
I had extended the OL setup with samba.schema and had imported a bunch 
of existing Samba data with scripts.  This is all on Fedora Core 3.  I 
was motivated to migrate by 1) the console apps and 2) better ACI mgmt; 
I figured both of these might better support a better self-service 
directory model where people can edit some of their own details.

I have FDS running and just got console running.  I found the script to 
convert samba.schema to FDS LDIF format and that seemed to work a 
treat.  However, on startup, FDS seems to completely ignore my 
"61samba.ldif".  Worse, it seems not to notice any errors.  What this 
measn is that I am not able to import any users (and other elements) 
from my OL directory as they have various samba* attributes.

The rest of the XXname.ldif schema files seem to be processing just 
fine.  I have audited some of the last to load 50ns-web, 50ns-calendar 
and 60pam-plugin, and all of their attributes appear in the listing I 
can find via the console (or phpLDAPadmin).

I saw nothing in the slapd-servername/logs/* so I increased error 
loglevel to 192 and then to some ridiculous combined value from the 
debug table in the FAQ.  I never see any reference to problems 
processing "61samba" -- the only errors I can generate with "samba" in 
them are when I attempt to add users "has unknown object class 
'sambaSamAccount'", for example.    I changed 61samba.ldif to 
21samba.ldif to see if this problem was order-dependent.  No change.  
For grins, I added a junk ldif called 59nonsense.ldif and I couldn't get 
*that* to generate any lines in the "errors" log file or anywhere that I 
can tell.  "service ldap restart" just seems to go on its merry way.  It 
is like the ancillary LDIF list doesn't exist or something.

So, for fun I *copied* one of the LDIF schema files to "59nonsense.ldif" 
and figured I would see log complaints about duplicate attributes, but 
*nothing*. and nothing in debug log.  slapd restarts without a hitch.

Anyhow, FDS looks great and I am sure it will be a lot of fun, but at 
the moment, I think I am missing some *big*, dope-slap-worthy item -- 
some big, red switch that says "COMMIT" that I need to flip!
 
Thoughts?  Thanks.

Jim

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 Jim Hogan                   jimh *A T* u *DO T* washington *D OT* edu
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