Re: how to connect to openldap using Net::LDAP->new

[Knut S. <knu...@se...>]

Lakshmi Marellapudy wrote:

Hi -

unfortunately OpenLDAP does not complain if the bind to the socket
doesn't work.  

slapd -f /opt/openldap/etc/openldap/slapd.conf -h ldap://0.0.0.0:389/ -d
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shows an error if you are not root and can't use ports <1024. 
But you could use ldapsearch -h localhost -p 389 - so that couldn't be
the reason for your problem.

Knut


> Knut Sander wrote:
> 
> > Hi Lakshmi,
> >
> > Lakshmi Marellapudy wrote:
> > > I have openldap running on my server(192.104.61.84), under my home
> > > directory.
> > > I assumed that it is on port 389.
> > > when I tried to connect through perldap I got  an error.
> >
> > assumptions may be wrong, it's much better to proof them =)
> >
> > Which host and port did you specify at startup?
> >
> > Your commandline shold look like:
> >
> > slapd -f /opt/openldap/etc/openldap/slapd.conf -h ldap://localhost:389/
> >
> > This starts slapd on port 389 and binds only to localhost, so it is only
> > reachable via ldapsearch -h localhost -p 389 ...
> >
> > You can also use netstat to list all open sockets on your host and hav a
> > look into the slapd.args file (near slapd.pid).
> >
> > regards,
> > Knut
> 
> Knut:
> 
>  I got "$ldap = new Net::LDAP" working.
> It is working with
> 1)     slapd -f /opt/openldap/etc/openldap/slapd.conf -h
> ldap://0.0.0.0:3890/
>         $ldap = new Net::LDAP('0.0.0.0', port => 3890);
> 2)  slapd -f /opt/openldap/etc/openldap/slapd.conf -h
> ldap://192.014.61.84:3890/
>         $ldap = new Net::LDAP('192.104.61.84', port => 3890);
> 
> Somehow it didnot work with port 389.
> 
> Thanks a lot,
> 
> Lakshmi