ADD support for search_filter, precedence over search_attr#268
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ntavares wants to merge 1 commit intoRackTables:masterfrom
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ADD support for search_filter, precedence over search_attr#268ntavares wants to merge 1 commit intoRackTables:masterfrom
ntavares wants to merge 1 commit intoRackTables:masterfrom
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Thank you for proposing this change, all new features will have to wait at least until release 0.22.0 is out (let's hope it will happen this year). |
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Hi @infrastation! 0.22.0 is out, any chance to merge this? |
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The LDAP search_attr is very limiting, as it doesn't allow for more elaborate searches. One that is particularly useful is the support for the "disabled" status of an A/D entry. Adding this search_filter, which will have precedence over search_attr (for compatibility only, as it actually deprecates it), allows for searching users with a filter like, e.g.:
Note: this is not the first attempt to get this into mainstream, see for instance:
https://www.freelists.org/post/racktables-users/how-can-I-use-filter-with-LDAP-auth,2