AW: Password encryption for changing passwords

["Kick, Claus" <claus.kick@siemens.com>]

Kick, Claus writes:
>> This is in slapd.conf:
>> password-hash {CRYPT}
>> password-crypt-salt-format      "$1$%.8s"
>> 
>> The passwords are changed via ldapmodify of the Net::LDAP perl
module.
>> The changes work, however, the new passwords are unencrypted, at
least
>> the infamous ldap browser tells me that.
>> 
>> Honestly, I have no idea where else to look. Could someone provide a
>> pointer into the right direction?

>Try the slapd.conf manpage:

Ok, shame on me for not reading that sentence, but it does not really
solve the issue. What can I do about this?

Cheers,
Claus