DO NOT REPLY [Bug 27134] - mod_ldap/util_ldap blindly rebind connection in checkuserid

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mod_ldap/util_ldap blindly rebind connection in checkuserid





------- Additional Comments From atlunde@panix.com  2004-04-19 19:28 -------
We tried to use the patch attached id=10470, and found that while it gave
correct results, the number of open connections to the LDAP server increased
linearly over time. We started hitting limits on the LDAP server on open
connections.

This may be a generic flaw in mod_ldap, in that there is no bounds I can see on
the number of cached connections or how long they may be held open. In this
case, it doesn't appear that the open connections served much of a function.

We ended up using a patch suggested in comments to
http://nagoya.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17274

On Apache 2.0.49 this was:

$ diff mod_auth_ldap.c~  mod_auth_ldap.c
329c329
<     util_ldap_connection_close(ldc);
---
>     util_ldap_connection_destroy(ldc);

But this may defeat connection caching entirely. I don't claim to understand the
code in detail.

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