08-05-2009
Hi,
actually, I would be interested in a solution to this problem too ...
I think the way root is treated depends on the implementation of the LDAP client. For example, in AIX root stays root for LDAP passwd. (prompts for the old password, but accepts a simple <enter>)
On HP-UX boxes, root is treated as normal user who has to supply the old password of the user he wants to change.
Solaris seems to handle a lot of this stuff similar to HP-UX.
If somebody here knows better, please tell us so.
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net::ldap::extra::ad
Net::LDAP::Extra::AD(3) User Contributed Perl Documentation Net::LDAP::Extra::AD(3)
NAME
Net::LDAP::Extra::AD -- AD convenience methods
SYNOPSIS
use Net::LDAP::Extra qw(AD);
$ldap = Net::LDAP->new( ... );
...
if ($ldap->is_AD || $ldap->is_ADAM) {
$ldap->change_ADpassword($dn, $old_password, $new_password);
}
DESCRIPTION
Net::LDAP::Extra::AD tries to spare users the necessity to reinvent the wheel again and again in order to correctly encode password strings
so that they can be used in AD password change operations.
To do so, it provides the following methods:
METHODS
is_AD ( )
Tell if the LDAP server queried is an Active Directory Domain Controller.
As the check is done by querying the root DSE of the directory, it works without being bound to the directory.
is_ADAM ( )
Tell if the LDAP server queried is running AD LDS (Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services), previously known as ADAM (Active
Directoy Application Mode).
As the check is done by querying the root DSE of the directory, it works without being bound to the directory.
change_ADpassword ( DN, OLD_PASSWORD, NEW_PASSWORD )
Change the password of the account given by DN from its old value OLD_PASSWORD to the new value NEW_PASSWORD.
This method requires encrypted connections.
reset_ADpassword ( DN, NEW_PASSWORD, OPTIONS )
Reset the password of the account given by DN to the value given in NEW_PASSWORD. OPTIONS is a list of key/value pairs. The following
keys are recognized:
force_change
If TRUE, the affected user is required to change the password at next login.
For this method to work, the caller needs to be bound to AD with sufficient permissions, and the connection needs to be encrypted.
AUTHOR
Peter Marschall <peter@adpm.de<gt>
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) 2012 Peter Marschall. All rights reserved. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
same terms as Perl itself.
perl v5.16.3 2013-06-07 Net::LDAP::Extra::AD(3)