auth with python-ldap

[Michael Ströder]

jean-marc.pouchoulon at ac-montpellier.fr wrote:
> I'de like to autorize a user to go into a web application.
> anonymous bind is allowing, also a bind is always sucessfull.
> How can I test if a user is valid with simplebind ?

You simply bind with the user's DN and his password.

> ldapserver = sun  directory server 5.2
> passwd use shadow

Your local system's password checking is not relevant. Basically one
sets the userPassword value in the user's entry.

Ciao, Michael.