[Tickets #10944] Re: LDAP-specific user existence method in LDAP driver

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Ticket URL: http://bugs.horde.org/ticket/10944
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  Ticket             | 10944
  Updated By         | Jan Schneider <jan at horde.org>
  Summary            | LDAP-specific user existence method in LDAP driver
  Queue              | Horde Base
  Version            | Git master
  Type               | Enhancement
  State              | Feedback
  Priority           | 1. Low
  Milestone          |
  Patch              | 1
  Owners             |
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Jan Schneider <jan at horde.org> (2012-01-30 14:06) wrote:

>> It's not wrong at all, it's a fallback method for any authentication
>> driver that doesn't implement exists() natively.
>
> Ok, it doesn't work with RADIUS, Shibboleth, FTP, etc... and is  
> suboptimal with LDAP and AD.

Of course this fallback only works if the driver supports listing of  
user. Which still doesn't make it wrong.

> It should be used only in driver with hasCapability('list') true?

And what should happen if it doesn't?