Hi, I need some help disabling Active Directory users with NET::LDAP. I am able to connect to the User and modify/add other values.

looking here, http://support.microsoft.com/kb/305144, it says that the userAccountControl flag for disabled is 2, but if I look in ADSI edit it seems that disabled accounts have the userAccountControl set as 514. I cant seem to set either of those values in my script.

Here is a bit of my code 

$res = $ldap->modify ($distinguishedName,
# delete and readd the userAccountControl
# this will disable the account
   delete => {userAccountControl=> []},
   add => {userAccountControl => "514"}
);
# if there is an error stop and let us know
if ( $res->code()) { 
    die ("error: ", $res->code(),"\n",
    "error name: ",$res->error_name(),"\n", 
    "error text: ",$res->error_text(),"\n");
}

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The error I receive from the above code is;
error:53
error name: LDAP_UNWILLING_TO_PERFORM
error text: The server is unwilling to perform the requested operation

I guess the way I am trying to modify the userAccountControl attribute is not supported but I am not sure how to go about changing it.
I can change the value in ADSI edit and it enables/disables accounts ok but maybe it is hiding the actual process.
Any help is appreciated.

In reply to NET::LDAP disable AD user by OldManYoss

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