[Fedora-directory-users] FDS to AD sync weirdness ... CN changes, unique constraints.

[George Holbert]

Elias,
I agree with you that AD is wrong on this.

I believe that CN is a multivalued attribute (at least in FDS).  So, if 
it's any help, you could have unique CNs that are used in the entries' 
DNs, and optionally have additional CNs that may not be unique.

e.g.,
dn: cn=Kristín Jónsdóttir_00,ou=people,dc=example,dc=edu
cn: Kristín Jónsdóttir_00
cn: Kristín Jónsdóttir
telephoneNumber: 123-456-7890
...

The "_00" unique suffix is just an example, you could use whatever you 
like of course.

Elías Halldór Ágústsson wrote:
> We are experimenting with Fedora Directory Server and trying to sync 
> it to AD.
>
> Setting up SSL for both and initiating sync was successful.
>
> However, it seems that DN in AD is constructed from the CN, which is 
> the full name. However, that's neigh impossible, since DN has a unique 
> constraint, but full names are seldom unique, and particularly not 
> here in Iceland. For example, my organization has at least 10 people 
> called "Kristín Jónsdóttir".
>
> I regard AD as broken by design in this regard. My question is, can 
> this be fixed? What would be the right way to approach this problem?
>