Re: (ITS#5040) modifyTimestamp being updated on login (bind) failure

hycsymas.com wrote:
> Dan Cushing wrote:
>> I'd defer to those with more expertise, but my vote
is to avoid changing 
>> the modifyTimestamp attribute.  That attribute
should be updated only 
>> when an ldapmodify operation is performed.
>>
>> I'm not familiar with the specifications, and
perhaps this isn't 
>> addressed there.  My intuition suggests that it
shouldn't be modified by 
>> operations that are not directly under the control
of the user or 
>> administrator.
> 
> Already fixed in CVS HEAD and RE23, please test.

I'll note that this change will prevent these operational
attributes from being 
replicated in many cases. Of course, given that the
replication behavior of 
these attributes is currently undefined, it may not be a
problem right now. 
Down the road, I don't know.
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