RE: Question about comparing perl variables to LDAP values...

[Cruz d. <cru...@ya...>]

Tom & Jim,  

Many thanks for all your assistance on this!  With your help, I've got the
change-password page working smoothly.  Much appreciated!!

-Cruz deWilde

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Jordan [mailto:tj...@do...]
> Sent: Friday, April 13, 2001 11:05 AM
> To: Cruz deWilde
> Cc: per...@li...
> Subject: RE: Question about comparing perl variables to LDAP values...
> 
>  
> Sure,
> Just assign the return from #ldap->modify to something:
> $mesg = $ldap->modify( dn => $dn, replace => $dataref);
> You can then get the return code with:
> $result = $msg->code();
> If $result is 0, things worked. If not, $result will hold the 
> LDAP error
> code describing what happened.
> 
> 	--Tom
> 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Harle [mailto:ha...@us...]
> Sent: Friday, April 13, 2001 11:26 AM
> To: Cruz deWilde
> Cc: tj...@do...; per...@li...
> Subject: RE: Question about comparing perl variables to LDAP values...
> 
> Cruz,
>   The short answer to your question is to just check the code() values
> from the return.  E.g.,
>    $refs = $ldap->modify ($dn,
>    if ($refs->code ) {
>      process the return - it didn't work
> 
> The log answer is that at least on Novell eDirectory, the changing of
> passwords can be tricky.  In version 8.3, I could bind with 
> the user's old
> password, then do a modify like:
>     $refs = $ldap->modify ($dn,
>                   delete => {userPassword => $pass0} ,
>                   add => {userPassword => $pass1} );
> replace didn't work.  In version 8.5, I needed to bind with 
> an admin dn
> and password then do separate deletes and adds.  Ugly!!
> 
>   --Jim Harle


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