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

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

On Fri, Jul 12, 2002 at 04:42:08PM +0200, Arne Georg Gleditsch wrote:
> * Graham Barr
> > 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)
> 
> How ungrateful.  This works as a charm for me, both supplying a new
> password and letting slapd generate one for me, with and without the
> user dn explicitly given.  (Supplying a value for old password yields
> the error message "use bind to verify old password", but that's
> probably server specific and perfectly acceptable.)

Thanks for letting me know. I will add it in.

I may be pushing my luck here, but as you know how this all works (which is
probably more than me) do you feel like contributing a POD for it ?

And can you think of a better name for gen_password, my thouught is that
generated_password is too long, what do people think ?

Thanks,
Graham.