Re: Check for write access on attributes

2010/8/28 Kilian Röhner <[email protected]>:
> Hi,
>
> when i'm trying to modify an attribute of an entry, i am not allow to
> modify, the update method gives me of course an "Insufficent Access Error".
>
> I want to prevent that, so my question is: How can i check _before_
> doing the modify, if i am allowed to do it?
>
> Or an other way: Is there a possibility, that the search method returns
> only those attributes, i am allowed to modify?
>

Hi,

you can try to use the 'noop' control:
http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-zeilenga-ldap-noop-12

It's still a draft, but should work with OpenLDAP.

Clément.