Re: [Fwd] Net::LDAP api talking to Netscape Directory server

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On 3 Apr 01, at 11:08, Ron Hall wrote:

> > > 
> > >  OK, then why would it fail to bind? 
> > Incorrect password.
> 
>  OK I'll but that but I changed the password for the
>  cn="Directory Manager" myself and it was correct.
> 
Did you actually encode it with SHA-1 before putting it into the 
slapd.conf file?
> > > 
> > >  BTW do I need to escape ! character if it appears in the
> > >  plaintext password?
> > No, you shouldn't. I haven't tried a ! in the password before but it
> > should be allowed.
> 
>  OK I've tried both, but I'll go back to unescaped.
> 
> > > 
> > >  I do not have this problem with either my PMDF directory server
> > >  or OpenLDAP.
> 
> > Are you sure they're all the same passwords?
> 
>  No they are different servers, my point was that I
>  have sucessfully written code that talks,walks and squawks
>  at OpenLDAP and PMDF. Just Netscape giving me a headache.
Normally it's the other way around for me :). I've used Netscape 
since alpha-1 DS 1.0 and never had this type of problem.

I think the password is encoded incorrectly. 


> > 
> > > 
> > >  I don't own the LDAP server it is physically in another
> > >  building running on NT and the person who administers it
> > >  in technically not quite there yet, so he doesn't know where
> > >  everything is and the person who set it up is long gone.
> 
> > that could be your problem :)
> 
>  Yah think?!? Phew I thought it was only me :)
> 
> > > 
> > >  So would there be something else blocking a bind as the
> > >  "Directory Manager" which IS defined as the rootdn in the
> > >  LDAP DB?
> 
> > What's the error message being returned? If it's 49 then it's 
> > incorrect password, it could be that you've got the wrong DN for the
> > Directory Manager (normally it's cn=Directory Manager). 
> 
>  No rootdn is defined as cn=Drectory Manager.
> 
>  The error code is 48.
Had to go look this up in the Netscape Java SDK.

48 is 48=Inappropriate authentication

Can you send me or the list a copy of the code you're 
using.

Also which version of the Netscape Directory server?

Mark

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Mark Wilcox
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