ldap_explode_dn is broken
Jens Vagelpohl
jens at dataflake.org
Fri Jul 16 08:01:56 CEST 2004
On Jul 16, 2004, at 12:53 AM, yoel at emet.co.il wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Please note that ldap_explode_dn is broken in recent minor versions of
> OpenLdap (it worked properly with 2.2.6 bot not with 2.2.13/14). For
> DN parts with multipe EQUALS ('=') the C library returns NULL
> regardless of the content of the DN. Python-ldap raises an exception.
>
> Exaples of such DNs: cn=uid=yoel_o=org,o=org
IMHO a DN where one element has an extra "=" in it, for whatever
reason, is just plain broken. Don't do it.
jens
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