Pattern Matching in users file

[Alan DeKok]

"Garber, Neal" <Neal.Garber at energyeast.com> wrote:
> Do I need to predefine the attribute name somewhere before 
> I attempt to create it in the users file?

  Yes.  See the dictionaries.

> Are you referring to the doc/processing_users_file?  If so, perhaps I
> misunderstood the bullet within it that reads:
> 
> - The check pairlist of the request is replaced by the tmpcheck pairlist
>   (this is the same as: the check pairlist from the usersfile entry is
>    appended to the pairlist of the request)

  That would be incorrect.  I'll go update it.

> I don't think that will work for me because the hints file doc.
> states it adds attributes solely based upon prefix or suffix of
> the username.  I want to add an attribute based upon the value of
> Cisco-AVPair.  Am I misinterpreting the doc. for hints also?

  You can use the "hints" file to do what you want.  It does *not* say
you can only use prefix & suffix matching.

  Alan DeKok.
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