[Serusers] avp_db_load fails with avp as source

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On Fri, 04 Nov 2005 13:43:46 +0200, Daniel-Constantin Mierla wrote
> On 11/04/05 09:10, Greger V. Teigre wrote:
> > Brett,
> > I have never used avpairs with sql (I use radius), but I believe the 
> > avp_db_load statement should be removed alltogether.  The 
> > avps_column_str instructs the auth module to load the value in the 
> > callscope column ON SUCCESSFUL AUTHENTICATION, i.e. when the user is 
> > authenticated, the avp is already loaded and ready to be used.
> There are other common cases when you need to load an avp without 
> authentication, for example a set of gateways to deliver the 
> requests to - these are not user specific. Also, avp_db_load() 
> offers a more powerful interface to database, allowing to load data 
> from any table, regardless the table does not have the structure of 
> usr_preferences table.
> 


But note that, since not all the AVP commands work with db schemes (store,
delete), it's either work with the usr_preferences table, ONE other table (set
with columns via modparams), or work with more limited functionality.