With ldapsearch you can specify a file which contains the bind password: -y passwdfile
Remember to lock down the permissions of the your password file :) - Dave Hi > > I do a very simple monitoring of our OpenLDAP (runs in cronjob and > generate alerts if unsuccessfully) > > $ ldapsearch -h hostname.domain -D > "cn=monitor_user,ou=People,dc=organisation" -w "password" -b > "dc=organisation" -x "(&(cn=monitor_user)(ou=People))" dn | grep -v > version > > dn: cn=monitor_user,ou=People,dc=organisation > > My problem is that the password is written in clear text in script > (see -w "password"). How to do without writing password in UNIX > script? > > cheers Sven >
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