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SLAPO-VALSORT(5)             File Formats Manual            SLAPO-VALSORT(5)

NAME         top

       slapo-valsort - Value Sorting overlay to slapd

SYNOPSIS         top

       ETCDIR/slapd.conf

DESCRIPTION         top

       The Value Sorting overlay can be used with a backend database to sort
       the values of specific multi-valued attributes within a subtree. The
       sorting occurs whenever the attributes are returned in a search
       response.
       Sorting can be specified in ascending or descending order, using
       either numeric or alphanumeric sort methods. Additionally, a
       "weighted" sort can be specified, which uses a numeric weight
       prepended to the attribute values.  The weighted sort is always
       performed in ascending order, but may be combined with the other
       methods for values that all have equal weights. The weight is
       specified by prepending an integer weight {<weight>} in front of each
       value of the attribute for which weighted sorting is desired. This
       weighting factor is stripped off and not returned in search results
       unless the valsort control is specified (1.3.6.1.4.1.4203.666.5.14).
       The valsort control requires a value consisting of a Sequence that
       contains a boolean flag. The weighting factor is only returned if the
       boolean value is TRUE. In lber-encode(3) format, the required value
       must conform to "{b}" syntax.

CONFIGURATION         top

       These slapd.conf options apply to the Value Sorting overlay.  They
       should appear after the overlay directive.
       valsort-attr <attribute> <baseDN> (<sort-method> | weighted [<sort-
       method>])
              Configure a sorting method for the specified attribute in the
              subtree rooted at baseDN.  The sort-method may be one of
              alpha-ascend, alpha-descend, numeric-ascend, or
              numeric-descend.  If the special weighted method is specified,
              a secondary sort-method may also be specified. It is an error
              to specify an alphanumeric sort-method for an attribute with
              Integer or NumericString syntax, and it is an error to specify
              a numeric sort-method for an attribute with a syntax other
              than Integer or NumericString.

EXAMPLES         top

            database mdb
            suffix dc=example,dc=com
            ...
            overlay valsort
            valsort-attr member ou=groups,dc=example,dc=com alpha-ascend
       To invoke ldapsearch(1) with the valsort control, the control value
       must be set appropriately.  The following octets represent the
       desired "{b}" encoding:
            0x30 0x03 0x01 0x01 0xff
       The control can be sent from the command-line using the base64
       encoding of the value:
            ldapsearch -E 1.3.6.1.4.1.4203.666.5.14=::MAMBAf8=

FILES         top

       ETCDIR/slapd.conf
              default slapd configuration file

SEE ALSO         top

       slapd.conf(5), slapd-config(5).

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS         top

       This module was written in 2005 by Howard Chu of Symas Corporation.
       The work was sponsored by Stanford University.

COLOPHON         top

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