Is the data encoded in UTF8?
Cart wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> I am having trouble writing extended ASCII characters (for example: french
> accent characters: �, �, �, etc...) to the iPlanet Directory Server. The
> add function (ldap_add_ext_s()) doesn't give me error (it returns
> LDAP_SUCCESS), however if I try updating the entry later, I doesn't work.
> In addition, if I go into the iPlanet Console, the entry is there but all
> characters before the extended ASCII character (including the extended
> ASCII char itself) is truncated. For example: if uid = Hello�bye, the
> console would show Hello.
>
> Has anyone experienced the same problem? Should I be using the berval
> element in the LDAPMod structure?
>
> I would really apprepriate it if someone could help me here...
>
> Thanks,
> Cart.
>
> /* CODE BEGINS HERE */
>
> If you're interested, here is my code:
>
> #include <fl_ldap.h>
> #include <string.h>
>
> /* number of attributes to be added */
> /* userID, given, surname, common name */
> #define NMODS 9
> #define MAX_TRIES 5
>
> extern char * add_uid(char LDAP_host[255], int LDAP_port, char
> people_dn[255], char mangr_dn[255], char mangr_pwd[255], char
> new_user_id[255], char given[255], char surname[255], char sslyesno[3]);
>
> char *
> add_uid(char LDAP_host[255], int LDAP_port, char people_dn[255], char
> mangr_dn[255], char mangr_pwd[255], char new_user_id[255], char given[255],
> char surname[255], char sslyesno[3])
> {
> LDAP *ld;
> char dn[255];
> LDAPMod **mods;
> int i;
> int msgid;
> struct timeval zerotime;
> char ldap_error[255];
>
> /* object classes to add (object class is actually an attribute that
> determines what attributes will be available to this entry) */
> char *objectclass_values[] = { "top", "person", "organizationalPerson",
> "inetorgperson", "inetsubscriber", NULL };
> char *passRetryCnt_values[] = { "0", NULL };
> /* true indicates that the account is InActive */
> char *acctLock_values[] = { "true", NULL };
> char *cn_values[] = { given, NULL };
> char *sn_values[] = { surname, NULL };
> char *givenname_values[] = { given, NULL };
> char *uid_values[] = { new_user_id, NULL };
> char *chall_values[] = { "", NULL };
> char *response_values[] = { " ", NULL };
>
> zerotime.tv_sec = zerotime.tv_usec = 0L;
>
> /* specify the dn we're adding... */
> strcpy(dn, "uid=");
> strcat(dn, new_user_id);
> strcat(dn, ", ");
> strcat(dn, people_dn);
>
> /* check for ssl */
> if ( strncmp(sslyesno, "No", 2) == 0 ) {
> if ( (ld = ldap_init( LDAP_host, LDAP_port )) == NULL ) {
> return "LDAP init failed";
> }
> }
> else {
> if ( ldapssl_client_init( CERT_DB, NULL ) < 0) {
> return "Failed to initialize SSL client...";
> }
>
> /* Initialize LDAP session */
> if ( (ld = ldap_init( LDAP_host, LDAP_port )) == NULL ) {
> perror( "ldap_init" );
> return "LDAP init failed";
> }
>
> /* Load SSL routines */
> if ( ldapssl_install_routines( ld ) != 0 ) {
> ldap_perror( ld, "ldapssl_install_routines" );
> return "LDAP SSL install routines failed";
> }
> /* Set up option in LDAP struct for using SSL */
> if ( ldap_set_option( ld, 0x0A, ((void *)1) ) != 0 ) {
> ldap_perror( ld, "ldap_set_option" );
> return "LDAP set option failed";
> }
> }
>
> /* authenticate to the directory as the Directory Manager */
> if ( ( msgid = ldap_simple_bind_s( ld, mangr_dn, mangr_pwd ) ) !=
> LDAP_SUCCESS ) {
> printf("Error Message ID = %d\n", msgid);
>
> return "Could not authenticate directory manager";
> }
>
> /* construct the array of values to add */
> mods = ( LDAPMod ** ) malloc (( NMODS + 1 ) * sizeof( LDAPMod * ));
> if ( mods == NULL ) {
> return "Could not allocate memory for mods array";
> }
>
> /* allocate memory for mods elements */
> for ( i = 0; i < NMODS; i++) {
> if (( mods[i] = ( LDAPMod * ) malloc( sizeof( LDAPMod * ))) == NULL)
>{
> return "Could not allocate memory for mods element";
> }
> }
>
> /* fill the mods array */
> /* each mods array element is a particular attribute of our directory
> element */
> (mods[0]->mod_op) = 0;
> (mods[0]->mod_type) = "objectclass";
> (mods[0]->mod_values) = objectclass_values;
>
> (mods[1]->mod_op) = 0;
> (mods[1]->mod_type) = "passwordretrycount";
> (mods[1]->mod_values) = passRetryCnt_values;
>
> (mods[2]->mod_op) = 0;
> (mods[2]->mod_type) = "nsAccountLock";
> (mods[2]->mod_values) = acctLock_values;
>
> (mods[3]->mod_op) = 0;
> (mods[3]->mod_type) = "cn";
> (mods[3]->mod_values) = cn_values;
>
> (mods[4]->mod_op) = 0;
> (mods[4]->mod_type) = "sn";
> (mods[4]->mod_values) = sn_values;
>
> (mods[5]->mod_op) = 0;
> (mods[5]->mod_type) = "givenname";
> (mods[5]->mod_values) = givenname_values;
>
> (mods[6]->mod_op) = 0;
> (mods[6]->mod_type) = "uid";
> (mods[6]->mod_values) = uid_values;
>
> (mods[7]->mod_op) = 0;
> (mods[7]->mod_type) = "inetsubscriberchallenge";
> (mods[7]->mod_values) = chall_values;
>
> (mods[8]->mod_op) = 0;
> (mods[8]->mod_type) = "inetsubscriberresponse";
> (mods[8]->mod_values) = response_values;
>
> (mods[9] = NULL);
>
> /* initiate the add op */
> if (( msgid = ldap_add_ext_s( ld, dn, mods, NULL, NULL )) < 0 ) {
> ldap_mods_free ( mods, 1 );
> printf("Error Message ID = %d\n", msgid);
>
> return "Add failed";
> }
>
> ldap_mods_free( mods, 1 );
>
> ldap_unbind( ld );
>
> /* return empty string to indicate everyone went ok */
> return "";
> }
