Re: Problem in Net::LDAP::FilterMatch?

Hi,

On Sunday, 22. April 2012, Alexei Znamensky wrote:
> it looks like a problem to me, but I might be wrong. It seems
> that Net::LDAP::FilterMatch doesn't cope with filters of the type:
> 
> (dn=*)
> (dn=cn=joe doe,ou=somewhere)

DN is not an attribute, it is the object's name.
These filters are illegal.
LDAP RFCs do not define filters with DN on the left hand side.

> but it does work neatly if I write them like this:
> 
> (distinguishedName=*)
> (distinguishedName=cn=joe doe,ou=somewhere)

distinguishedName is a legal LDAP attribute.
These are legal filters.

>  [...] 
> Am I missing something here?

The filters using DN would fail on a standard LDAP server too.
Net::LDAP::FilterMatch behaves correctly.

Best
PEter

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