Re: Using LDIF file with Net::LDAP
Was away from scene for a while... BTW thanks Graham...I have been able to successfully import entire data from LDIF file using Net::LDAP::LDIF module... Thanks once again... Cheers, Parag On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 6:01 PM, Graham Barr gb...@pobox.com wrote: On Oct 4, 2009, at 7:51 AM, Parag Kalra wrote: Hi Friends, I guess we all know that using ldif files we can add or modify the directory contents using OpenLDAP command line applications as shown below: E.G: ldapadd -v -x -D cn=admin,dc=nodomain -H ldap://192.168.1.31:389 *-f add_org.ldif* -W Now Net::LDAP' provides add method which takes the attributes to be added. It also provides modify method along with many other useful methods. I was refering the documentation ( http://search.cpan.org/~gbarr/perl-ldap/lib/Net/LDAP.podhttp://search.cpan.org/%7Egbarr/perl-ldap/lib/Net/LDAP.pod) and I couldn't find a way to provide a ldif file as an input parameter to the methods like add or modify. I just wanted to know if it is possible provide ldif files as an input parameter to various functions of Net::LDAP (just as we can do with the command ldapadd) If no then I guess we have to use Net::LDAP::LDIF. well thats what Net::LDAP::LDIF is for. If you are familiar with the ldifadd command then you probably know there is also a command ldifmodify. Net::LDAP::LDIF can read these change descriptions and apply thenGraham.
Re: Using LDIF file with Net::LDAP
If there are few lines then your approached can be used. But what if the ldif file is 100MB + and containing million of lines and containing complex distinguished names and multiple object classes. In that scenario the above method is not possible. That also means that first I have to import the data from LDIF file to a text file. The best option would be to use a ldif file as it is. Anybody else who knows if it is possible? Cheers, Parag On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 12:59 PM, Ernest Peterhans epeterh...@pixelio.chwrote: Hi Parag, you don't need a LDIF file with Net::LDAP. You can use a simple text file providing it has a predefined structure. For example, the structure is uid:givenName:sn:telephoneNumber. Then you can have a file phonelist.txt: 1000:Parag:Kalra:009988776655 1001:FirstA:LastA:01234567 Your perl script can read the file, split each line in variables, delete the ldap entry, add the ldap entry as per above... Good luck, Ernest - Message d'origine - De: Parag Kalra paragka...@gmail.com Date: Sun, 4 Oct 2009 18:21:51 +0530 Sujet: Using LDIF file with Net::LDAP À: perl-ldap@perl.org Hi Friends, I guess we all know that using ldif files we can add or modify the directory contents using OpenLDAP command line applications as shown below: E.G: ldapadd -v -x -D cn=admin,dc=nodomain -H ldap://192.168.1.31:389*-f add_org.ldif* -W Now Net::LDAP' provides add method which takes the attributes to be added. It also provides modify method along with many other useful methods. I was refering the documentation ( http://search.cpan.org/~gbarr/perl-ldap/lib/Net/LDAP.podhttp://search.cpan.org/%7Egbarr/perl-ldap/lib/Net/LDAP.pod) and I couldn't find a way to provide a ldif file as an input parameter to the methods like add or modify. I just wanted to know if it is possible provide ldif files as an input parameter to various functions of Net::LDAP (just as we can do with the command ldapadd) If no then I guess we have to use Net::LDAP::LDIF. Cheers, Parag
Using LDIF file with Net::LDAP
Hi Friends, I guess we all know that using ldif files we can add or modify the directory contents using OpenLDAP command line applications as shown below: E.G: ldapadd -v -x -D cn=admin,dc=nodomain -H ldap://192.168.1.31:389 *-f add_org.ldif* -W Now Net::LDAP' provides add method which takes the attributes to be added. It also provides modify method along with many other useful methods. I was refering the documentation ( http://search.cpan.org/~gbarr/perl-ldap/lib/Net/LDAP.pod) and I couldn't find a way to provide a ldif file as an input parameter to the methods like add or modify. I just wanted to know if it is possible provide ldif files as an input parameter to various functions of Net::LDAP (just as we can do with the command ldapadd) If no then I guess we have to use Net::LDAP::LDIF. Cheers, Parag
First LDAP-Perl Script
Hello All Just installed LDAP server (OpenLDAP) on Ubuntu with following base root dn settings: cn=admin,dc=nodomian Added few organisation units to it using command line utility 'ldapadd' and few using ldap browser - 'phpldapadmin' Then I felt like playing with Perl to connect to LDAP server and wrote following script: $ldap_host = localhost; $admin = admin; $domain = nodomain; $dn = cn=$admin,o=$domain; $password = mypassword; $ldap = Net::LDAP-new($ldap_host) or die Could not establish connection to LDAP server - $ldap_host \n; $ldap-bind($dn,password=$password) or die Could not bind to LDAP serrver - $ldap_host \n; If I set wrong '$ldap_host', it shouts saying - 'could not bind to LDAP server' and rightly so. *However even if I set wrong '$password' or wrong '$dn' scripts still executes successfully and doesn't shout...* Where am I going wrong...? Cheers, Parag
