Re: Decoding error when splitting a DN with ldap_str2dn()

[Howard Chu <hyc@symas.com>]

Michael Ströder wrote:
> Howard Chu wrote:
> > Michael Ströder wrote:
> > > Any clue what's wrong with this DN?
> > >
> > > OID.0.2.262.1.10.7.20=1 + CN=DIR DATEV D12 1:PN, O=DATEV eG, C=DE
> > >
> > > BTW: Removing the spaces around , and + does not help either.
> > It appears to be LDAPv2 format.
>
> Because of prefix "OID."? It should be simply like this?
>
> 0.2.262.1.10.7.20=1 + CN=DIR DATEV D12 1:PN, O=DATEV eG, C=DE

Yes, the "OID." prefix was only part of RFC1779, LDAPv2. It wasn't part of 
RFC2253; it's been gone for a long time.

> > Did you specify that in the flags you passed to ldap_str2dn() ?
>
> No. Will try to extend python-ldap C Lib wrapper...
>
> BTW: This is a probably quite old public OpenLDAP server:
>
>    ldap://ldap.nrca-ds.de

Judging from the supportedFeatures in the rootDSE, it may be 2.0.

> The connection is indeed a LDAPv3 connection. Will try to contact them
> to fix that broken installation.
>
> Ciao, Michael.

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