Page created: 24 Jul 2019
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Page updated: 6 Nov 2019
The Last Access Time plugin is used to record the timestamp of the last activity targeting an entry. The plugin updates the ds-last-access-time attribute of the entry when it is accessed by an add, bind, compare, modify, modify DN, or search operation.
The plugin can be used with the Directory Server Uncached Attribute Criteria, or any application that
needs to determine how recently an entry has been accessed. The plugin also enables
defining request criteria to limit the scope of tracking the last access time. The
max-search-result-entries-to-update property also prevents mass
updates of ds-last-access-time when searches contain many results, but may
not reflect end-user access. Consider the following when using this plugin:
- The plugin should be enabled on all servers that have the same configuration.
- An updated ds-last-access-time attribute value is replicated like any other change to an entry.
- The ds-last-access-time attribute is not returned from a search, unless included in the attributes list explicitly, or given the "+" specification for operational attributes.
- The ds-last-access-time value format is yyyyMMddHHmmss.SSS'Z', which provides millisecond-level accuracy, such as 20131207144135.821Z.
- The ds-last-access-time attribute can be indexed with a local database index. The ordering index type is the most relevant, but may require a higher index entry limit (default is 4000) to accommodate searches for entries that have not been accessed in a long period of time. The ordering index type, with a short time range or high index entry limit, will result in indexed search results for requests such as (ds-last-access-time>=20131207144135.821Z).
Important: For deployments earlier than version 4.5 that use the Last Access Time
plugin, disable the plugin before upgrading, and then re-enable
it after the update is complete. If servers are running different versions,
the
last-access-time
updates might occur with a higher
frequency than intended.