Re: Retrieving password entry from iPlanet with Net::LDAP::get_value

[Bob G. <go...@at...>]

Are you using an authenticated bind()?  If so, are you authenticating as
an account that has access write to userPassword?  This sounds like a
security issue rather than an iPlanet server problem.


B

Markus Preller wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> when I try to retrieve the userPassword attribute
> (which is in crypt format by the way) from a iPlanet-
> based directory using the Net::LDAP::Entry->attributes
> and Net::LDAP::Entry->get_value function I get an undefined
> result. Checking the existence of the attribute I get a
> positive feedback.
> 
> Doing the same thing on a OpenLDAP-based directory I get
> the expected result in a way of {crypt}somekindohash.
> 
> What's the problem with the iPlanet server ?
> 
> Could anybody help me out of this ?
> 
> bye
> Markus Preller
> 
> 
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