why does this patch use samdb_search_count()?

[Andrew Bartlett]

On Mon, 2010-11-15 at 21:53 +0100, Matthias Dieter Wallnöfer wrote:
> Andrew,
> 
> "ldb_dn_base_compare" doesn't work in this case. An example: assume the 
> default basedn as "dc=example,dc=com" and a certain application basedn 
> as "cn=ForestDnsZones,dc=example,dc=com". Now we do have 
> "cn=Infrastructure,cn=ForestDnsZones,dc=example,dc=com" where the object 
> classes should be changed. Well, on "ldb_dn_base_compare" it matches 
> with the application basedn *but also* with the default basedn which it 
> shouldn't. Since the object clearly isn't located in the default basedn 
> partition.
> The rule says "objectClass" changes allowed on application partitions 
> but not on the standard ones (default, configuration, schema).
> 
> So, do you know a better way than "samdb_search_count"? I'm open for 
> improvements.

Tridge pointed me at dsdb_find_nc_root().  This should do what you need.

Do feel free to ask on the list or on IRC about things like this. 

Andrew Bartlett
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Andrew Bartlett                                http://samba.org/~abartlet/
Authentication Developer, Samba Team           http://samba.org
Samba Developer, Cisco Inc.
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