Re: Net::LDAP::extension buglet and PasswdModify exop example

[Graham B. <gb...@po...>]

On Fri, Jul 12, 2002 at 03:57:33PM +0200, Arne Georg Gleditsch wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I've attempted to access my LDAP server's password modify extended
> operation via Net::LDAP, and found what appears to be a bug.  In
> Net::LDAP::extension a message is encoded with the key
> "extendedRequest".  This does not match the id "extendedReq" which is
> used in Net::LDAP::ASN (and elsewhere in Net::LDAP as well), and
> attempts to use $ldap->extension consequently bomb out.
> 
> Upon rectifying this, however, I'm able to access the password modify
> operation as below, which might perhaps make for a good example of the
> exop-functionality to include with Net::LDAP.  I know I would have
> appreciated it. :)

When the last person asked about this I posted the attached module.

Install it as Net/LDAP/Extension/SetPassword.pm and then you
should be able todo

use Net::LDAP::Extension::SetPassword;

$result = $ldap->set_password(
  user => $user,
  oldpasswd => $old,
  newpasswd => $new
);

And if you are expecting the server to generate a new password

$result->gen_password; # Need a better name ??

But nobody got back to say if it worked (I cannot test it)

If it works, I will add it to the distribution.

Graham.