lpdap rebind sleep

[Stefan (metze) Metzmacher]

At 00:56 25.10.2002 +1000, Andrew Bartlett wrote:
>"Stefan (metze) Metzmacher" wrote:
> >
> > At 00:26 25.10.2002 +1000, Andrew Bartlett wrote:
> > >"Stefan (metze) Metzmacher" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hi Andrew,
> > > >
> > > > I want to add a new parameter 'ldap rebind timeout'
> > > >
> > > > I have problems when my samba adds a user following an update referral.
> > > > samba tries to read the new entry to verify that it now exist. but the
> > > > replication to the read-only server isn't so fast so the new 
> account can't
> > > > be found. to avoid this I preferr a msleep(lp_ldap_rebind_timeout()),
> > > > default 1500 = 1,5 s
> > >
> > >Hmm...  I really hope there is a more elegent way to deal with this...
> >
> > tell me one
>
>Well, it might be somthing we need to leave till the SAM,

No, if we support rebinding at all it must work in 3_0!

>  but why do we
>re-read?

we didn't reread the entry directly, but when we do a domain join from NT
it add's the account and reread it to verify that it's successful added or 
whatever MS tries to there...

>  An arbitary sleep just seems like the wrong idea.  Or better
>to sleep until our mirror catches up, not just 1.5 seconds.

hmm don't know... I know use the msleep(2000) in my servers.

good ideas are very wellcome here...




metze
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