#607 Properly document ldap_user_search_base and ldap_group_search_base
Closed: Fixed None Opened 13 years ago by sgallagh.

These two options are completely useless, and are contributing to confusion when setting up SSSD. All modern LDAP servers are sufficiently indexed to make it unnecessary to specify user and group bases separately.

Many users are setting up 'ldap_user_search_base' instead of 'ldap_search_base' and are then confused because their groups are not visible.


I object,
these are very useful features in some setups, and are available also in nss_ldap.
User's will always find ways to mis-configure their systems, removing features is not the way to fix that. If these options are confusing move them into an "Advanced" section in the man page, and clearly explain what should be used by default in their description.
This is a documentation issue, really.

I agree with Simo. Making this a documentation issue.

component: LDAP Provider => Documentation
doc: 0 => 1
milestone: NEEDS_TRIAGE => SSSD 1.4.0
owner: somebody => davido

Deployment Guide updated. Patch available in next build. Man pages still to do.

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summary: Remove ldap_user_search_base and ldap_group_search_base => Properly document ldap_user_search_base and ldap_group_search_base

Who normally addresses man page issues? (I'll give you a hint - not normally me :) )

I can but only if people are aware that this time will be taken out of the IPA schedule, and there's not much of that to go around.

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owner: davido => jzeleny

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status: new => assigned

Fixed by 3fda983

docupdated: 0 => 1
fixedin: => 1.4.0
resolution: => fixed
status: assigned => closed

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rhbz: => 0

Metadata Update from @sgallagh:
- Issue assigned to jzeleny
- Issue set to the milestone: SSSD 1.4.0

7 years ago

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