Re: ldap_search_s hangs with ms active directory

[Pierangelo Masarati <ando@sys-net.it>]

----- "Michael StrÃder" <michael@stroeder.com> wrote:

> Sankhadip Sengupta wrote:
> > 
> >     I have written a C ldap client to interact with a MS Active
> > Directory in Win Server 2003.
> >  
> > When I search for the base DNs from scope LDAP_SCOPE_BASE I get all
> the
> > results perfectly.But when I try to search for an existing user
> > anonymously( I set all the permissions in the ACLS ) it hangs
> indefinitely.
> 
> In the default config MS AD does not allow anonymous access for most
> of
> the entries. Why your LDAP client hangs is another question only you
> can
> answer.

Probably, the library by default tries to chase referrals (and AD can return many), while OpenLDAP's tools don't.

p.


Ing. Pierangelo Masarati
OpenLDAP Core Team

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