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Upgrade ODSEE to OUD 11g : Attributes are Returned with "binary" in the Attribute Name (Doc ID 2253164.1)

Last updated on JANUARY 03, 2023

Applies to:

Oracle Unified Directory - Version 11.1.2.3.170117 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

In the process of upgrading from ODSEE to OUD facing a problem with a custom attribute that has a syntax of Binary. The attributes are related to an Entrust Certificate Authority.

In ODSEE, when searching for a particular object, it is returned as binary:

ldapsearch -h <ODSEE_HOSTNAME> -b "ou=people,dc=SUFFIX_DN" entrustPolicyCertificate=* entrustPolicyCertificate

content is returned as:

dn: ou=people,dc=SUFFIX_DN
entrustPolicyCertificate:: <BINARY_OUTPUT>



In OUD, when searching for the same object, it is returned as:

ldapsearch -h <OUD_HOSTNAME> -b "ou=people,dc=SUFFIX_DN" entrustPolicyCertificate=* entrustPolicyCertificate

content is returned as:

dn: ou=people,dc=SUFFIX_DN
entrustPolicyCertificate;binary:: <BINARY_OUTPUT>

Cause

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