Symptoms

Crowd does not pick user renames from upstream LDAP directories for new directories.

Steps to reproduce

1. Create a new cached Connector or Delegating Directory in Crowd
2. Check the cwd_directory_attribute table in the database

Expected result

The newly created directory should have a value for the "ldap.external.id" attribute in that table, and as a consequence, externalIds should be picked and synchronised in the cwd_user table.

Actual outcome

The newly created directory does not have a ldap.external.id attribute in that table. As a consequence, externalIds from the upstream LDAP server are not synchronised and saved in the cache. And therefore, Crowd is unable to detect upstream user renames.