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I am trying to learn Net::LDAP

I wrote a little ditty which worked, then stopped working.

I tracked the problem down to credentials.

I have been following the examples and use the form:

$ldap = Net::LDAP->new( 'ldap.umich.edu' );
# bind to a directory with dn and password
$ldap->bind( 'cn=root, o=University of Michigan, c=us',
                      password => 'secret'
                    ) or die "Unable to bind $!\n";

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The problem seems to be that if an authenticated bind fails, then an anonymous bind is allowed, so the 'bind' is successful (just not as successful as I hoped).

I have found a 'whoami' extension, in Net::LDAP::Extension::WhoAmI, but the directory I am binding to doesn't seem to support extensions.

So how do I check to see if I am bound as an anonymous or authenticated user?

TIA

Dave R

Nothing succeeds like a budgie with no teeth.

In reply to How do you check a 'bind' in LDAP? by LittleGreyCat

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