cn=config attributes lack attribute schema definitions

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Cloned from Pagure issue: https://pagure.io/389-ds-base/issue/48391

• Created at 2015-12-22 14:24:31 by xdcf
• Closed at 2020-04-29 16:59:17 as duplicate
• Assigned to nobody

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In the default schema, several cn=config attributes appear to be missing attributeTypes and are also not defined in the cn=config objectClass (nsslapdConfig).

This causes problems when trying to add ACIs to these attributes, as the directory server doesn't appear to know about them and therefore produces an error like this when trying to add the ACI:

ldap_modify: Invalid syntax (21)
	additional info: targetattr "nsslapd-localhost" does not exist in schema. Please add attributeTypes "nsslapd-localhost" to schema if necessary. [...]

The fix I'm using is to simply add an attributeType definition for each required attribute to 01core389.ldif, and also update the objectClasses entry for nsslapdConfig, e.g. for nsslapd-localhost:

attributeTypes: ( nsslapd-localhost-oid NAME 'nsslapd-localhost' DESC 'custom defined attribute type' SYNTAX 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.15 X-ORIGIN 'custom' )

objectClasses: ( 2.16.840.1.113730.3.2.39 NAME 'nsslapdConfig' DESC 'Netscape defined objectclass' SUP top MAY ( cn $ nsslapd-localhost) X-ORIGIN 'Netscape Directory Server' )

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Comment from mreynolds (@mreynolds389) at 2015-12-22 23:32:16

This was mostly implemented in 1.3.3 (except for updating the objectclass nsslapdConfig) via ticket https://fedorahosted.org/389/ticket/47437

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Comment from nhosoi (@nhosoi) at 2016-01-15 00:55:56

Per triage meeting...

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Comment from mreynolds (@mreynolds389) at 2017-02-11 23:10:23

Metadata Update from @mreynolds389:

• Issue set to the milestone: 1.3.6 backlog

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Comment from firstyear (@Firstyear) at 2017-04-04 04:57:05

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Comment from mreynolds (@mreynolds389) at 2017-05-08 22:07:51

Metadata Update from @mreynolds389:

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Comment from mreynolds (@mreynolds389) at 2017-07-05 18:01:19

Metadata Update from @mreynolds389:

• Issue set to the milestone: FUTURE (was: 1.3.7 backlog)

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Comment from mreynolds (@mreynolds389) at 2020-04-01 17:17:28

Metadata Update from @mreynolds389:

• Custom field reviewstatus adjusted to None
• Issue tagged with: Schema

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Comment from mreynolds (@mreynolds389) at 2020-04-29 16:59:19

Closing as a duplicate of #2260

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Comment from mreynolds (@mreynolds389) at 2020-04-29 16:59:19

Metadata Update from @mreynolds389:

• Issue close_status updated to: duplicate
• Issue status updated to: Closed (was: Open)