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

[Stephen Gallagher]

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On 04/04/2011 10:41 AM, Sumit Bose wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 04, 2011 at 10:01:29AM -0400, Stephen Gallagher wrote:
> 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.


With that in mind, Ack.

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