Cocoon LDAP Processor - what are the limitations?

["Vasudeva, Rajaram" <RV...@arrakisplanet.com>]

Hi ,
	Can anyone tell me whether we can do update operation on the
directory through cocoon ldap processor? The sample I gues talks about the
querying. What are the limitations of the current version of LDAP processor?
Can we do the interrogation, update and authentication operations through
Cocoon ldap? 
	Please do send me some samples, if anyone has done this. I am new to
LDAP. I was able to do some basic querying the LDAP server using the sample
files provided.

Thanks,
Rajaram.

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Re: Cocoon LDAP Processor - what are the limitations?

[Alain Ketterlin <al...@dpt-info.u-strasbg.fr>]

Vasudeva, Rajaram (13 Jul) writes:

> Can anyone tell me whether we can do update operation on the
> directory through cocoon ldap processor?

No, you can only send queries. Adding more capabilities (like
updating) would require authentication.

> What are the limitations of the current version of LDAP processor?

There are a few limitations even with queries: the only parameters are
the search base-dn and the seach filter. There's no way to specify
scope and alias-dereferencing. (Which means that the sample provided
in samples/ldap/ is quite complete.)

-- Alain.

Re: Cocoon LDAP Processor - what are the limitations?

[Markus Goerg <ma...@danet.de>]

"Vasudeva, Rajaram" schrieb:

>
>
> Hi ,
>         Can anyone tell me whether we can do update operation on the
> directory through cocoon ldap processor? The sample I gues talks about
> the querying. What are the limitations of the current version of LDAP
> processor? Can we do the interrogation, update and authentication
> operations through Cocoon ldap?
>
>         Please do send me some samples, if anyone has done this. I am
> new to LDAP. I was able to do some basic querying the LDAP server
> using the sample files provided.

That's what I did as well. Works for Netscape Directory Server. With
Microsoft Site Server one have to use version 2 of the ldap protocol -
because v3 simply does not work for whatever reason. One have to patch
"LdapContextCreator.java" to switch to v2 - or wait for a parameter to
set the ldap version :-)
This is true at least for Sun's ldap service provider - did not use any
other so far.

>
>
> Thanks,
> Rajaram.
>
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