Re: [Kolab-devel] [Bug] nsRoleDN missing

On Wednesday, October 16, 2013 05:22:57 PM Chloé Desoutter wrote:
> Le 16/10/2013 16:56, Jeroen van Meeuwen (Kolab Systems) a écrit :
> > On 2013-10-16 16:17, Chloé Desoutter wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >> 
> >> I notice that in my Kolab 3.1 setup the nsRoleDN schema entry is
> >> missing from 99kolab2.ldif.
> > 
> > It is not missing, it was never defined in any
> > Kolab(-provided/-related) schema.
> > 
> > It is an operational (plugin) attribute for netscape-based directory
> > services such as Sun DS, Red Hat DS and 389 DS.
> 
> Then we should wonder why it is not available to the objectclass:
> person entities as is implicitly documented in the 389DS
> documentation :
> 
> https://access.redhat.com/site/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Directory_S
> erver/8.2/html/Administration_Guide/Advanced_Entry_Management-Using_Ro
> les.html (at section 11.2.3.2)
> 
> I have two Kolab setups at hand, and in only one of them there's this
> bug. Is it a 389DS bug? Do you have any hint on how to track this
> nasty one down?
> 

Let's take a step back and re-iterate the actual symptoms you are 
experiencing, because for all I know, you have edited a user_type and 
now there's no form field for managing roles in the web admin any 
longer.

> >> Hence I cannot define roles in the webadmin, nor can I add the
> >> nsRoleDN field to the definition of a "Kolab User".
> > 
> > This is surely caused by another error somewhere, then.
> 
> Maybe Kolab should consider using another entry for role binding if
> this one is bogus. Wouldn't a group be fit for that?
> 

Groups are already available - use them if you like.

Kind regards,

Jeroen van Meeuwen

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