Using moddn in version 5.2 patch 4?

Hello.

I have a setup which involves several LDAP-servers, all of which are running version 5.2 patch 4 of the directory server (except for one, which is running 6.0).

Now, I might need to allow the use of moddn, and as I understand it, I do so by enabling the "Allow the modify DN operation" option in the console.

Features we make use of is for example the attribute uniqueness plugin (to ensure unique UID's even at different places in the LDAP tree) and multi-master replication + some pure consumer replicas.

Does anyone know if there are any caveats I should be aware of if I am going to enable support for moddn? Do I need to do anything besides just ticking the checkmark in front of "Allow the modify DN operation"?

And do I need to do this in any specific order to not break existing replications, or can I do it in any order I want on my LDAP servers, as long as I make sure they all support it before I start making use of the moddn function?

Will I need any specific patches installed? Anything else?

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EivindOlsen

[1105 byte] By [EivindOlsena] at [2007-11-27 10:22:09]
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I think you may need to enable moddn on the consumers first, as replication does check if the settings are consistent between servers (as far as I recall).

With 5.2patch4 and 5, ModDN can only be used to move an entry.

With DS6.0 you can move or rename a subtree as well, although the larger the subtree, the longer and the more resources it'll take.

No other patch required.

Regards,

Ludovic.

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