+ return( NULL );
+}
+
+/*
+ * check to see if attribute is 'operational' or not.
+ * this function should be externalized...
+ */
+static int
+oc_check_operational( char *type )
+{
+ return ( strcasecmp( type, "modifiersname" ) == 0 ||
+ strcasecmp( type, "modifytimestamp" ) == 0 ||
+ strcasecmp( type, "creatorsname" ) == 0 ||
+ strcasecmp( type, "createtimestamp" ) == 0 )
+ ? 1 : 0;