Re: [Fwd] perl ldap question

[nicolas f. <nf...@ic...>]

thanks for your answer, but the goal is to allow the user to change its password.
And I don't want to write any admin password in my script.
Nicolas Figaro

Al Lilianstrom wrote:

> I do this with the following;
>
> $mesg = $ldap->modify ("$userDn",
>         replace => { 'userpassword' => $ePassword});
>
> I bind with the DN of someone who is allowed write access to the
> directory not the user as the page this is from allows our helpdesk to
> change our IMAP user passwords.
>
> If anyone wants the complete code I'll make it available.
>
>         al
> --
> Al Lilianstrom
> lil...@fn...
>
> Graham Barr wrote:
> >
> > ----- Forwarded message from nicolas figaro <nf...@ic...> -----
> >
> > Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 15:53:50 +0100
> > To: gb...@po...
> > From: nicolas figaro <nf...@ic...>
> > Subject: perl ldap question
> > X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.76 [en] (WinNT; U)
> >
> > hello graham and many thanks for the perl ldap module.
> >
> > here is my question,
> >
> > I'd like to change the password on a netscape directory server
> > ldapsearch works perfectly, but I can't modify the userPassword
> > attribute.
> >
> > the goal is to build an html page to change the password
> > user name
> > old password
> > new password
> > confirm new password
> >
> > the code looks like
> >
> > ldapconnect
> > bind
> > search uid=user name
> > bind DN=result of search
> > ldapmodify (replace "userpassword=new password")
> >
> > the ldapmodify doesn't modify anything.
> >
> > any idea ???
> >
> > nicolas figaro
> > informatique cdc
> > 56 rue de lille
> > 75007 paris
> >
> > ----- End forwarded message -----