Authn and authz issues with OUD

I have an application that supports LDAP as a means of authentication and authorization. I would like to have it use our OUD-based identity store. This is not an open system; I have no control over the client's behaviour, so any tweaking I do to make it work must be done on the server side.
Authentication Issue:
If I just enter a username "firstname.lastname" (as is our convention), the application sends this string verbatim to OUD and fails.
[11/Mar/2014:14:49:34 -0400] CONNECT conn=67 from=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:44715 to=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:1636 protocol=LDAPS
[11/Mar/2014:14:49:34 -0400] BIND REQ conn=67 op=0 msgID=1 type=SIMPLE dn="firstname.lastname"
[11/Mar/2014:14:49:34 -0400] BIND RES conn=67 op=0 msgID=1 result=1 message="The provided value "firstname.lastname" could not be parsed as a valid distinguished name because it contained an RDN containing an empty attribute name" etime=23
This is predictable as the application is not smart enough to expand this username to something smart like "uid=firstname.lastname,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com". However, if I authenticate with this full qualified DN, authentication succeeds.
I don't don't expect my users to remember this ugly DN string. Is there anyway I can tweak the OUD side to accept these types of shortened aliases? Or am I verging on OVD territory here?
Authorization Issue:
The application is capable of mapping it's internal authorization levels to LDAP groups. The problem here is that it uses searches for memberOf (AD) or groupMembership (Novell) attributes in order to ascertain group membership, rather than the conventional memberUid or ismemberOf.
[11/Mar/2014:14:49:59 -0400] SEARCH REQ conn=71 op=1 msgID=2 base="uid=firstname.lastname,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com" scope=baseObject filter="(objectclass=user)" attrs="memberOf,groupMembership"
[11/Mar/2014:14:49:59 -0400] SEARCH RES conn=71 op=1 msgID=2 result=0 nentries=0 etime=0
The result of course is that group membership is not properly found, and thus authorizations are not assigned.
I understand that I can create a virtual attribute, based on ismemberof, but called memberof, which should be able to add support for this query but I cannot find a working recipe to properly add this functionality.
Has anyone done anything like this before?
Running OUD 11.1.2.1.0
Thanks.
Fred

Excellent. Changing that setting looks to be a step in the right direction. Authentication works smoothly now using the shortened username, but now the authorization problem is different. Where before I could do a valid query for the uid- string, now OUD is throwing an error when trying to search the group membership of an invalid RDN.
[12/Mar/2014:12:46:49 -0400] CONNECT conn=187 from=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:3356 to=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:1636 protocol=LDAPS
[12/Mar/2014:12:46:50 -0400] BIND REQ conn=187 op=0 msgID=1 type=SIMPLE dn="firstname.lastname"
[12/Mar/2014:12:46:50 -0400] BIND RES conn=187 op=0 msgID=1 result=0 authDN="uid=firstname.lastname,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com" etime=6
[12/Mar/2014:12:46:50 -0400] SEARCH REQ conn=187 op=1 msgID=2 base="firstname.lastname" scope=baseObject filter="(objectclass=user)" attrs="memberOf,groupMembership"
[12/Mar/2014:12:46:50 -0400] SEARCH RES conn=187 op=1 msgID=2 result=34 message="The provided value "firstname.lastname" could not be parsed as a valid distinguished name because it contained an RDN containing an empty attribute name" nentries=0 etime=1
[12/Mar/2014:12:46:50 -0400] SEARCH REQ conn=187 op=2 msgID=3 base="dc=example,dc=com" scope=wholeSubtree filter="(&(objectclass=user)(|(samAccountName=firstname.lastname)(displayName=firstname.lastname)(userPrincipalName=firstname.lastname)))" attrs="dn"
[12/Mar/2014:12:46:50 -0400] SEARCH RES conn=187 op=2 msgID=3 result=0 nentries=0 etime=0
[12/Mar/2014:12:46:50 -0400] UNBIND REQ conn=187 op=3 msgID=4
[12/Mar/2014:12:46:50 -0400] DISCONNECT conn=187 reason="Client Disconnect"
Is there more work to be done in the Identity Mappers configuration to get this follow-up query to work?
As for virtual attributes, I have not yet registered "memberOf" as a virtual attribute and tested it. I was asking if doing so was a recommended course of action for this type of scenario. I will give it a shot and see what happens.

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So I'm having a couple related(ish) problems with apple messages and gchat/hangouts/whatever it's called these days and imessage on my laptop:
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Mavericks 10.9.2
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Hi,
Re 1)
If a Buddy (Google, AIM or Yahoo) is in the Buddy list as just the ID or Screen Name then broadly speaking they are not in your Contacts list.
As such they will not show a "Real Name".
However any Buddy can be added to the Contacts List even if you don't add a "Real Name"
This in itself can also cause issues as the Contacts app does not create what it sees as Duplicate cards.
i.e. you cannot create two cards with the name John Smith.
It is easier if the ID/Screen Name becomes the "Real Name".
I have three Macs
On each the My Card for myself reflects the Computer it is from and those Cards are synced on my iMac.
Some of the various Jabber and AIM Screen Names are linked to the particular computers.
That means if I type "ra" as the start of my Name in the "to" spot I get this:-
First is a national breakdown service for helping out with cars (as opposed to any other breakdown)
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It continues listing AIM, Jabber, Yahoo and other iMessages accounts as well as the Bonjour contact details.
As you can see some at the bottom are IDs and Screen Names that are not associated with any of the Address Cards.
In these cases my name from part of the ID so "ra" picks then up.
As you can see you should get AIM, Jabber (Google), iMessages and Yahoo account indicated.
That should then lead to 2)
Once in the conversation you can use the "To" spot to change which ID you are calling and therefore effectively change which service you are using.
In this Pic I have chosen to call Myself (easy with multiple accounts)
My iMac My Card has no jabber account listed so you only see iMessages and AIM option listed.
I can "call" my main AIM name (ralphjohnsr) from the other three Accounts linked to this Card.
From your end it may look like a random switch but in fact is most likely from an incoming change by the Buddy/Contact.
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The centralised messages in the chat should tell you of Changes as will the ID in the text field before typing
Re 3)
It will depend on what their Apple ID is.
Some have had @mac.com names for a long time and linked them to MobileMe than more recently iCloud.
Some linked their @me.com names form MobileMe to iCloud at the Change.
Most recently iCloud IDs have been given @iCloud.com emails from the start.
However any email can be used as an Apple ID.
The pic above has my Apple ID partially hidden for that lower iMessages info across the center.
You may find that some people are using their Google ID as their Apple ID AND also using it as both the iMessages registered name and the Google ID in the Messages app.
Lets explain this another way.
When iChat 1 came out Apple joined the AIM service with it (it did AIM and Bonjour which was then called Rendezvous)
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At that time the Apple Service was .Mac and @mac.com IDs were being issued as paid for accounts, Trial Accounts and after while Lapsed paid for accounts.
These all worked as iChat/AIM Screen Names.
Then Apple changed to MobileMe and issued @me.com IDs
The trials only lated until you ended them and the IDs no longer worked in iChat after that as valid AIM Screen Names and nor did lapsed Paid For accounts.
More recently Apple have stopped a paid for Service and moved to iCloud.
At the change you could link Any Apple ID to iCloud and you got an @me.com ID from the iCloud server (it could be the same as the on MobileMe but did seem to be "separate").
Later these became @iCloud.com IDs (Some people have both under iCloud and in some cases linking @mac.com names to MobileMe @me.com accounts for email still continues).
To be clear you could link Any existing email ID to iCloud such as Google ID.
But broadly I am speaking of gaining various Apple Issued IDs over time that may or may not be linked to one account.
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Obviously a GoogleTalk user can log in to the Google web Mail page and use Talk there.
Although I don't use Google+ I presume there is a similar web page to chat from there.
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Obviously Android is Google.
The Account settings at Google incudes the "products" you can link and use from your Account.
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I am not sure I have covered everything but I think I have covered most things.
From what you post I am not sure that there is an issue or not although I have posted what is normal and expected I think there are some fringe things that are an issue.
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thanks for your time,
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Message Edited by marlowe on 11-19-2008 12:12 PM

I cannot say I AGREE! any louder.
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When the trackpad was working I backed everything up, ran
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warranty, on Friday, and at the time it was working fine.
I got the computer back yesterday, but unrepaired, and
with a new set of faults. Apple told me that they had checked the computer and had found
some evidence on the logic board, power in and bottom case
of past liquid spillage - but no other problems with the
computer. I don`t deny the liquid spillage ( a few ml of
water), although it
occurred 11 months ago and I have not had any problems with
the computer since 24 hours after the spill.
The state of the computer now that Apple have sent it back
is as follows: The trackpad is working. However, the computer is not recognsing the battery, or the wireless
networking Buffalo pc card. The clock also resets one out
of every 2 or 3 times that I restart the computer. These problems did not occur before I sent the computer to Apple.
Yesterday I erased and reinstalled 10.4 just in case that had
something to do with it - but it has not helped
So - my questions.
1. Could my current problems be to do with the spillage
on the logic board 11 months ago?
2. Could my new problems be to do with something that Apple
did when testing the computer this week?
3. Is there anything else that I should try in order to solve the issues that I`m having with the computer?
4. If it is a logic board problem, can anyone recommend
a UK repair centre that would deal with this cheaply (otherwise i will probably buy a new computer - as this
one is coming up for 3 years)?
Thanks,
Antony

Hi Antony,
1. Could my current problems be to do with the spillage
on the logic board 11 months ago?
Yes. Corrosion occurs over time, and it could have taken 11 months to reach "critcal mass."
2. Could my new problems be to do with something that Apple
did when testing the computer this week?
Theoretically, any time anyone does anything inside your PB, they could have caused additional issues, however, this would not be "normal."
3. Is there anything else that I should try in order to solve the issues that I`m having with the computer?
4. If it is a logic board problem, can anyone recommend a UK repair centre that would deal with this cheaply (otherwise i will probably buy a new computer - as this one is coming up for 3 years)?
Before paying for a new LB or a new PB, try a PMU Reset and Test PB Backup Battery.

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One of our laptops has an issue with their Internet Explorer. First, whenever the user logs on and starts internet explorer and navigates to any website, the website loads for a bit but then immediately displays a "Page cannot be displayed" error.
Every single time. If we try browsing again/refreshing the page it loads fine. But during regular browsing, we might get that page again.
Another issue that happens is sometimes the graphics logos won't load properly. See screenshot:
http://i.imgur.com/0usOPpu.jpg
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Now we have:
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Hi,
I suggest you temporary disable antivirus and firewall, then check the result.
You may try the steps from the links below to check the issue:
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Internet Explorer "Page Cannot be Displayed" error due to Bad Proxy Server Timeout
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2551554
You may also refer to the computer or device manufacturer website and try installing the latest version of chipset, graphics card and video card drivers and check.
Hope it helps.
Regards,
Blair Deng
Blair Deng
TechNet Community Support

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I've had this problem with my Macbook Pro for the past few months. I am starting to become increasing dissatisfied with this product since it's less than even a year old and going through so many problems. I've taken at least 10 trips to the Apple Genius Bar in the past year.
I've had issues with
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2) wifi connection timeouts
3) kernal_task taking up 300% of my CPU, my fan become crazy and just having my laptop lag to the point where I can't even use it.
I sent in my laptop for repairs last week again and they replaced my logic board and some other things. I recieved my laptop back yesterday, but I'm finding the same exact problem is happening again this morning. I still have warranty and set up another appointment for a few days... but the amount of trips I've taken is really starting to irritate me and my problem still isn't solved. What should I do? Is there another way to solve this or should I just keep going back to Genius Bar...
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TV-Out and analogue issues with NX6800GT TD256

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