Re: How do I tell ldapsearch to authenticate to the referred to LDAP server when chasing a referral?

["Gavin Henry" <ghenry@suretecsystems.com>]

<quote who="Comisario, Alejandro">
> Hello everyone.
>
> I have an OpenLDAP 2.3.30 running on Debian Etch Stable in a DMZ, managing
> external users for an application.
> But at the same time i want this openLDAP to comunicate when given for a
> specific DN with another directory service on my internal network.
> The connection between the two machines passing thru the firewall is
> correct.
>
> The reference are:
> openLDAP machine    : doldap.sc.com with domain dc=si,dc=com
> the other directory : adldap.adsc.com with domain dc=adsc,dc=com
>
> I defined the referral like this:
> dn: ou=test,dc=adsc,dc=com
> objectClass: referral
> objectClass: extensibleObject
> dc: prueba
> ref: ldap://adldap.adsc.com/ou=test,dc=adsc,dc=com
>
> So, when i query something like this (anonymous):
> ldapsearch -b "ou=test,dc=adsc,dc=com" -H ldap://doldap.sc.com -x
>
> I get this response:
> # extended LDIF
> #
> # LDAPv3
> # base <ou=prueba,dc=adsc,dc=com> with scope subtree # filter:
> (objectclass=*) # requesting: ALL #
>
> # search result
> search: 2
> result: 10 Referral
> ref: ldap://adldap.adsc.com/ou=prueba,dc=adsc,dc=com??sub
>
> # numResponses: 1
>
> So, apparently the referral for that query is found, next i tell
> ldapsearch
> to follow it:
> ldapsearch -b "ou=test,dc=adsc,dc=com" -H ldap://doldap.sc.com -x -C
>
> The openLDAP try to follow the referral and get this response from the
> other
> service:
> # extended LDIF
> #
> # LDAPv3
> # base <ou=prueba,dc=adsc,dc=com> with scope subtree # filter:
> (objectclass=*) # requesting: ALL #
>
> # search result
> search: 2
> result: 1 Operations error
> text: 00000000: LdapErr: DSID-0C090627, comment: In order to perform this
> operation a successful bind must be completed on the connection., data 0,
> vece
>
> # numResponses: 1
>
> So, How do I tell ldapsearch to authenticate to the referred to LDAP
> server
> when chasing a referral?
> Hope someone can helpme.

You need to actually bind as a user, e.g.:

ldapsearch -b "ou=test,dc=adsc,dc=com" -H ldap://doldap.sc.com -x -C -D
"uid=blah,dc=adsc,dc=com" -W

Gavin.

>
> Regards.
>
> .A l e j a n d r o.
>
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