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

[Ron H. <th...@cc...>]

> > 
> Did you actually encode it with SHA-1 before putting it into the 
> slapd.conf file?

	The configuration tool provided by Netscape was happy to do it for
	me.....


> 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. 

	How would I know :)

> 
> 48 is 48=Inappropriate authentication
> 
> Can you send me or the list a copy of the code you're 
> using.
> 

	The code is awfully generic

#!/opt/bin/perl

use Net::LDAP;

$ldap = Net::LDAP->new('directory.mcgill.ca') or die "$@";
$result = $ldap->bind (
        dn => 'cn=Directory Manager, o=McGill, c=CA',
        password => '--------'
        );

$result->code && warn "failed to bind due to  ", $result->code;

> Also which version of the Netscape Directory server?

	3.1