Re: Problems using OpenLDAP with Active Directory

[Mike Leone <turgon@mike-leone.com>]

Dieter Kluenter had this to say:
> Mike Leone <turgon@mike-leone.com> writes:
>
> > I'm trying to configure lib-nss to use OpenLDAP against my Active
> > Directory. But I seem to be having lots of problems even getting it to
> > search properly. I have Samba all properly configured for AD - it's
> > properly joined to the AD domain, and all seems to be working
> > fine. Now I'd like to investigate using OpenLDAP to authenticate
> > against AD.
>
> [...]
> > --------------------------
> > ldapsearch -v -x -H ldap://10.0.0.60 "(objectClass=posixAccount)"
> > sAMAccountName
> [...]
> > result: 1 Operations error
> > text: 00000000: LdapErr: DSID-0C090627, comment: In order to perform
> > this operation a successful bind must be completed on the connection.,
> > data 0, vece
> >
> > # numResponses: 1
> > ----------------------------
> >
> > So the question is ... why is it failing to bind?
> [...]
>
> Because you are trying to do an anonymouns bind, while a simple bind
> with a distingished name is required.
> man ldapsearch(1)

I did read it. But if I had understood it, I wouldn't have needed to 
post here. LOL

What I am trying to do, I've since found out, is to get lib_nss working 
using ldap, as opposed to a full ldap implemtation.