Note: this component has a complexity level of "expert", which means that objects of this type are not expected to be created or altered. Please contact UnboundID support for assistance if you believe that you have a need to create or modify this type of object.
The Entry UUID Plugin generates values for the entryUUID operational attribute whenever an entry is added via protocol or imported from LDIF.
The entryUUID plug-in ensures that all entries added to the server, whether through an LDAP add operation or via an LDIF import, are assigned an entryUUID operational attribute if they do not already have one. The entryUUID attribute contains a universally unique identifier that can be used to identify an entry in a manner that does not change (even in the event of a modify DN operation).
This plug-in generates a random UUID for entries created by an add operation, but the UUID is constructed from the DN of the entry during an LDIF import (which means that the same LDIF file can be imported on different systems but still get the same value for the entryUUID attribute). This behavior is based on the specification contained in RFC 4530
The implementation for the entry UUID plug-in is contained in the com.unboundid.directory.server.plugins.EntryUUIDPlugin class. It must be configured with the ldifImport, preParseAdd, and preOperationAdd plug-in types, but it does not have any other custom configuration. This plug-in must be enabled in any directory that is intended to be used in a replicated environment.
↓Parent Component
↓Properties
↓dsconfig Usage
The Entry UUID Plugin component inherits from the Plugin
The properties supported by this managed object are as follows:
| Basic Properties: | Advanced Properties: |
|---|---|
| ↓ description | ↓ plugin-type |
| ↓ enabled | ↓ invoke-for-internal-operations |
| Description | A description for this Plugin |
| Default Value | None |
| Allowed Values | A string |
| Multi-Valued | No |
| Required | No |
| Admin Action Required | None. Modification requires no further action |
| Description | Indicates whether the plug-in is enabled for use. |
| Default Value | None |
| Allowed Values | true false |
| Multi-Valued | No |
| Required | Yes |
| Admin Action Required | None. Modification requires no further action |
plugin-type (Advanced Property, Read-Only)
| Description | Specifies the set of plug-in types for the plug-in, which specifies the times at which the plug-in is invoked. |
| Default Value | ldifimport preparseadd preoperationadd |
| Allowed Values | startup - Invoked during the Metrics Engine startup process. shutdown - Invoked during a graceful Metrics Engine shutdown. postconnect - Invoked whenever a new connection is established to the server. postdisconnect - Invoked whenever an existing connection is terminated (by either the client or the server). ldifimport - Invoked for each entry read during an LDIF import. ldifexport - Invoked for each operation to be written during an LDIF export. preparseabandon - Invoked prior to parsing an abandon request. preparseadd - Invoked prior to parsing an add request. preparsebind - Invoked prior to parsing a bind request. preparsecompare - Invoked prior to parsing a compare request. preparsedelete - Invoked prior to parsing a delete request. preparseextended - Invoked prior to parsing an extended request. preparsemodify - Invoked prior to parsing a modify request. preparsemodifydn - Invoked prior to parsing a modify DN request. preparsesearch - Invoked prior to parsing a search request. preparseunbind - Invoked prior to parsing an unbind request. preoperationadd - Invoked prior to performing the core add processing. preoperationbind - Invoked prior to performing the core bind processing. preoperationcompare - Invoked prior to performing the core compare processing. preoperationdelete - Invoked prior to performing the core delete processing. preoperationextended - Invoked prior to performing the core extended processing. preoperationmodify - Invoked prior to performing the core modify processing. preoperationmodifydn - Invoked prior to performing the core modify DN processing. preoperationsearch - Invoked prior to performing the core search processing. postoperationabandon - Invoked after completing the abandon processing. postoperationadd - Invoked after completing the core add processing but before sending the response to the client. postoperationbind - Invoked after completing the core bind processing but before sending the response to the client. postoperationcompare - Invoked after completing the core compare processing but before sending the response to the client. postoperationdelete - Invoked after completing the core delete processing but before sending the response to the client. postoperationextended - Invoked after completing the core extended processing but before sending the response to the client. postoperationmodify - Invoked after completing the core modify processing but before sending the response to the client. postoperationmodifydn - Invoked after completing the core modify DN processing but before sending the response to the client. postoperationsearch - Invoked after completing the core search processing but before sending the response to the client. postoperationunbind - Invoked after completing the unbind processing. preresponseadd - Invoked just before sending the add response to the client. preresponsebind - Invoked just before sending the bind response to the client. preresponsecompare - Invoked just before sending the compare response to the client. preresponsedelete - Invoked just before sending the delete response to the client. preresponseextended - Invoked just before sending the extended response to the client. preresponsemodify - Invoked just before sending the modify response to the client. preresponsemodifydn - Invoked just before sending the modify DN response to the client. preresponsesearch - Invoked just before sending the search result done response to the client. postresponseadd - Invoked after sending the add response to the client. postresponsebind - Invoked after sending the bind response to the client. postresponsecompare - Invoked after sending the compare response to the client. postresponsedelete - Invoked after sending the delete response to the client. postresponseextended - Invoked after sending the extended response to the client. postresponsemodify - Invoked after sending the modify response to the client. postresponsemodifydn - Invoked after sending the modify DN response to the client. postresponsesearch - Invoked after sending the search result done message to the client. postsynchronizationadd - Invoked after completing post-synchronization processing for an add operation. postsynchronizationdelete - Invoked after completing post-synchronization processing for a delete operation. postsynchronizationmodify - Invoked after completing post-synchronization processing for a modify operation. postsynchronizationmodifydn - Invoked after completing post-synchronization processing for a modify DN operation. searchresultentry - Invoked before sending a search result entry to the client. searchresultreference - Invoked before sending a search result reference to the client. subordinatemodifydn - Invoked in the course of moving or renaming an entry subordinate to the target of a modify DN operation. intermediateresponse - Invoked before sending an intermediate response message to the client. |
| Multi-Valued | Yes |
| Required | Yes |
| Admin Action Required | The Entry UUID Plugin must be disabled and re-enabled for changes to this setting to take effect. This modification requires that you disable and then re-enable this component for the change to take effect |
invoke-for-internal-operations (Advanced Property)
| Description | Indicates whether the plug-in should be invoked for internal operations. Any plug-in that can be invoked for internal operations must ensure that it does not create any new internal operations that can cause the same plug-in to be re-invoked. |
| Default Value | true |
| Allowed Values | true false |
| Multi-Valued | No |
| Required | No |
| Admin Action Required | None. Modification requires no further action |
To list the configured Plugins:
dsconfig list-plugins
[--property {propertyName}] ...
To view the configuration for an existing Plugin:
dsconfig get-plugin-prop
--plugin-name {name}
[--tab-delimited]
[--script-friendly]
[--property {propertyName}] ...
To update the configuration for an existing Plugin:
dsconfig set-plugin-prop
--plugin-name {name}
(--set|--add|--remove) {propertyName}:{propertyValue}
[(--set|--add|--remove) {propertyName}:{propertyValue}] ...
To create a new Entry UUID Plugin:
dsconfig create-plugin
--plugin-name {name}
--type entry-uuid
--set enabled:{propertyValue}
[--set {propertyName}:{propertyValue}] ...
To delete an existing Plugin:
dsconfig delete-plugin
--plugin-name {name}