Backfilling

I wrote a short script to convert the Mirapoint schema files to ldif format in case we need to generate the ldif files again. I also reviewed the ldap documentation for needed changes. I don't see any so far, but I think I'll write a new procedure documenting what I've done.

Hammer and Tongs

The ldif files for the Mirapoint extensions won't compile. They're not really ldif files. Otto told me how I could create new ones, which I did, but they had the same problem. I managed to fix them up so that I could install the schema changes on doright. Then I asked Otto to test the mail server against doright.

After that I ran the same performance tests I ran before against the new version of ZWiki. It seems slightly slower when compard to the old results.

Vendor Error

After fooling with the schema files from Mirapoint for a day, I've determined that they are defective and cannot be added to our ldap configuration. Both files throw syntax errors when I add them and I have been trying to resolve the problem by comparing them to the other schema files and editing them. I gave up when I noticed that mgrp.ldif uses mailLocalAddress in the objectclass definition, but does not define its attributetype.

Testing Mode

I resolved the several problems with the ldif generation program, ran it, checked its output, and used the file to add the aliases into doright, our test ldap server. I added the Mirapoint schema files to doright and restarted the server, but it threw an error, so I had to remove them.

Revise and Extend

I held a meeting with Otto and Matt to discuss the email ldap project. We agreed on a test plan, which files to add to the schema, and how to process the aliases file. The last required some changes to my Perl script which parses the aliases file, which are done, but not completely debugged.

Problems resolved

I managed to get the problems I mentioned Friday resolved. So technically I can proceed with the update on doright (slappy2). But I still have some questions I would like answered. Hopefully they will be answered at tomorrow's meeting.

Testing and Coding

I tested the work I had done the past two days. There were a few problems. The main ones are ldapmodify threw an error on the ldif file and I don't have permission to install the new schemas. So I hope to get that sorted out Monday.

Coding

I did some more research on ldif files and using the ldapmodify and ldapdelete commands. I modified my script to create an ldif file and a delete file so that we can back changes out. I also wrote a script to create a delete file from the Mirapoint ldif files. Tomorrow I'll test them out.

Back on Plan

I'm back working on the ldap email project, trying to figure out the best way to import the Mirapoint extensions from their ldif files into ldap.

Fixed Permission Bug

I fixed the permission bug that had been giving Patrick Taylor problems in the Zope LDAP Manager.