python-ldap and updateref

[Michael Ströder]

Jens Vagelpohl wrote:
> 
> i have done some testing by setting up a master and slave and using the 
> "updateref" directive in the slave's slapd.conf. according to the 
> OpenLDAP documentation that should cause the slave to hand back the URI 
> designated in the updateref directive if someone attempts a write.
> [..]
> conn.set_option(ldap.OPT_DEREF, ldap.DEREF_ALWAYS)

This option is for setting alias dereferencing which is something different.

> but this does not seem to make a change.

Maybe the OpenLDAP lib handles the referral internally and already changes 
the entry on your master?

If you don't want to let the OpenLDAP lib handle the referral you have to use:

conn.set_option(ldap.OPT_REFERRALS,0)

Ciao, Michael.