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Subject: Re: Auto push schemas to server?
From: Pierre-Arnaud Marcelot <pa@marcelot.net>
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Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 13:11:50 +0200
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 vlad florentino <megavlad@gmail.com>

Hi,

Unfortunately, this is not possible right now.

But we've had this in the pipeline for a long time now.

It is already partially implemented and usable in the sense that you can =
(at least) get the schema from a running server via the LDAP protocol =
using a connection.

The other side of the story, which is pushing the modifications back to =
the server, is halfway done but this is not obvious because editing the =
schema is something very dangerous and we really want to polish this =
feature before going live, since having an inconsistent schema can very =
badly break a server.

We already have a few UI elements to graphically display the schema =
modifications to the user before committing the changes to the server =
but it's that part which is not the easiest because it defers from =
server to server. ApacheDS and OpenLDAP does not store their schemas at =
the same location and in the same format as an example. Furthermore, =
there are some server which doesn't even support online =
editing/replacement of schema.

So, the short answer would be: No, it's not possible at the moment. =
*But*, we've identified this need and already implemented some of the =
required components. We just need more time to polish this feature a =
little more and prepare all the adaptations that required on each server =
we'd like to support (ApacheDS obviously, but probably OpenLDAP too).

Maybe you have some spare time to share and want to help us build this =
kind of feature.

Regards,
Pierre-Arnaud


On 19 ao=FBt 2012, at 19:08, vlad florentino wrote:

> Hello,
>=20
> Is it possible to edit OpenLDAP schema files from Apache Directory =
Studio
> such that those schemas are automatically pushed onto the server from
> within ADS?
>=20
> Currently, I'm having to go through this process to create schema =
content
> that I can use in my directory:
>   1 - Edit schema to add objectclasses/attributes
>   2 - Export them to the local filesystem from ADS
>   3 - Upload them to the server
>   4 - Run a script on the uploaded data, to turn it from the ADS =
exported
> format, to the new OpenLDAP format (LDIF).
>   5 - Restart the OpenLDAP
>   6 - Refresh ADS to get the new schemas
>=20
> If what I'm asking is possible, then the steps after #1 would be =
automatic,
> as the schema is edited and saved/pushed.
>=20
> Regards,
> Vlad