Access LDAP via SRV DNS Record

Mustafa^Qasim · 10-13-2011, 10:59 AM

Hi,

I am trying to configure a Linux client with LDAP server but I want to configure the SRV record of LDAP server instead of generic host IP or A Record.

I'm trying to verify access to LDAP server via SRV record using this but encountering error

ldapsearch -v -H "dc=sahill,dc=com"
ldap_initialize( dc=sahill,dc=com )
Could not create LDAP session handle for URI=dc=sahill,dc=com (-9): Bad parameter to an ldap routine

any clue?

bathory · 10-13-2011, 04:17 PM

Hi,

You'll need a search base and to define the ldap URI in ldapsearch, like this:

Code:

ldapsearch -v -H ldap:///dc%3Dsahill%2Cdc%3Dcom -b "dc=sahill,dc=com"

where the equal and comma signs are escaped according to RFC-2396

Regards