Grouper Users - Open Discussion List

[Philip Harle <>]

Inside of sources.xml we specify the path to the base OU in Active Directory 
containing the majority of our user accounts. However, we have a scenario 
where our subject user accounts exist across two separate locations in AD.

We currently use the following:
    <search>
        <searchType>searchSubjectByIdentifier</searchType>
        <param>
            <param-name>filter</param-name>
            <param-value>
                (&amp;(cn=%TERM%)(objectclass=person))
            </param-value>
        </param>
        <param>
            <param-name>scope</param-name>
            <param-value>SUBTREE_SCOPE</param-value>
        </param>
        <param>
            <param-name>base</param-name>
            <param-value>OU=Campus 
Users,DC=campus,DC=ncl,DC=ac,DC=uk</param-value>
        </param>
    </search>

Is it possible to specify a secondary location, for example 'OU=Other 
Users,DC=campus,DC=ncl,DC=ac,DC=uk' in addition to the one specified above?

I've attempted to construct a search block in sources.xml using numParameters 
to allow us to query a second location if the subject is not found in the 
first, but I've not had much success.

I realise this could be achieved by specifying the base as 
'DC=campus,DC=ncl,DC=ac,DC=uk', however our domain contains a number of other 
root OU's that we'd rather not have Grouper search through in order to 
maintain performance of the service.

Thanks,

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Phil Harle
IT Service
Newcastle University