Re: [squid-users] ldap_auth does not search subtrees

On Wednesday 07 May 2003 17.56, Christoph Haas wrote:

> We discovered a stupid problem. Although the default search scope
> in "ldap_auth" (shipped with Squid 2.5.2-1) is by default set to
> "sub" (which should mean to search in this tree and all subtrees)
> only users in the current tree can be authenticated. I just get an
> "ERR". I can even set "-s sub" with the same result. I have already
> checked the source code to see whether "-s" is a placebo option -
> it is not.

Works here..

Note that for search scope to work you use the search mode of the
helper (-f) and not the direct lookup mode (-u).. The direct lookup
mode assumes a flat structure and does not at all search the
directory to locate the user, it just assumes the DN of the user
based on the login name.

Regards
Henrik

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