2011/9/14 Michael Ströder <[email protected]>

> sim123 wrote:
> > I am not sure what password modification extended operation is
>
> It's a separate LDAP extended operation working on a already existing entry
> not a normal modify operation (see RFC 3062).
>

So if I add a user from C API, it should add blank in userPassowrd attribute
and then I modify userPaswed, is that correct? Can I do, Add and modify in
same modify request to guarantee the atomicity of operation? Would ldap
still treat it as extended operation?

>
> > is it ldappasswd utility
>
> Yes.
>
> > or does openLDAP offer some kind of API to do so?
>
> See functions ldap_passwd/ldap_passwd_s in OpenLDAP's C API.
>

Could not find these function in man page or google search, can you please
point me to a reference? Thanks for the help.

>
> > Also can how can I configure hashing in SLAPD?
>
> You already posted the relevant FAQ entry.
>
> Watch out for password-hash in man-page slapd.conf.
>
Thanks for help and support, I really appreciate it.

>
> Ciao, Michael.
>

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