Re: Secureway LDAP and binary data

[Clif H. <cl...@di...>]

Try turning on the Net::LDAP debug option and send the list the 
output.  The debug messages may show the problem.

Clif




> 
> This is actually two questions, but I was trying for a somewhat descriptive
> subject line.  I have tried to browse the archives, but sourceforge seems to
> be having some problems this evening.  I have also checked the FAQ and saw
> nothing that seemed appropriate.  If I have missed something, please let me
> know ( preferably with a URL ) and I will happily go RTFM.
> 
> My first question is in regards to IBM's Secureway Directory server version
> 3.2.1 and Net::LDAP.  I am trying to develop some code that is copying data
> from one LDAP server into another - don't ask why, just trust me when I say
> there are good reasons.  Everytime I tried to add or modify an existing
> object, I was received an "Insufficient authorization" error, even though I
> was binding correctly and the bind dn had sufficient auth to do such things.
> I was also able to add the objects via the command line.  The same code would
> also allow me to delete objects with great glee.  After giving up all hope, I
> had the insight to try running the same code against netscape's ldap server
> and it worked perfectly.  Are there known issues with respect to IBM's ldap
> server?  If this is a new problem, where do I start debugging?  I tried
> tracing through the code but quickly got lost.
> 
> This information being copied is binary data, and this seems to give
> Convert::ASN1::_encode a few problems in _enc_string.  It seems, in this case,
> $_[3] is undef.  Again, I tried tracing the code but quickly got lost.  Is
> this a known problem?  Is it going to cause me any grief - I have inspected
> the data and it looks like everything worked.  Again, if this is a new
> problem, I am happy to provide some test data and code.
> 
> Thanks for any help,
>   Mik 
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