Red Hat Directory Server version 8 with subtree password policy changes and "Operation not allowed on RDN" error 67
Issue
In some specific case, editing a subtree or user level fine grained password policy in Red Hat Directory Server 8 may create an error like below.
Error example using the command line:
"cn="cn=nsPwPolicyEntry,ou=people,dc=example,dc=com",cn=nsPwPolicyContainer,ou=people,dc=example,dc=com"
ldap_modify: Operation not allowed on RDN (67)
Error example using the Directory Server Console, popup window with title:
"Error Updating Directory"
With message
"Operation not allowed on RDN - OK"
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Directory Server 8
redhat-ds-8.1.0-1.el5dsrv.x86_64 redhat-ds-base-8.1.0-0.14.el5dsrv.x86_64 redhat-ds-console-8.1.0-5.el5dsrv.noarch redhat-idm-console-1.0.1-1.el5idm.x86_64
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