Hi Sharib, If a search for attr=* using the ldapsearch command fails, then that attribute is not readable unless you bind as a priveledged user. That same thing could account for | working and & failing if one of the attributes is readable and the other is not. You will either need to change permissions on the attribute in question at the server or bind with appropriate permissions. I don't use OpenLDAP so I can't tell you exactly how to do that. This doesn't seem to be a Net::LDAP problem.
--Jim Harle On Tue, 9 Dec 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi Jim, > > Thanks for the reply. Actuall yi havent used 's - it was just to > demonstrate. And i did do an ldapsearch on the commandline with the same > filter but it failed. The same filter with just the & replaced by | gave a > result. I just cant seem to be able to combine to fields with an & to make > a logical AND. OR and NOT work. > > ANd the case of the existence test of attr=* - it fails to return anything > > sharib > > > On Mon, 8 Dec 2003, Jim Harle wrote: > > > Sharib, > > The only thing I see wrong with your query is the use of 's in #2 and you may > > not have meant that literally since it wouldn't work with | either. This is, a > > filter of (&(sn=Jones)(givenname=Bob)) is correct, but > > (&(Sn='Jones')(givenname='Bob')) is most likely wrong since you realy don't > > want 's in your directory entries. If you didn't mean the 's, then you have > > done something else wrong, which can't be detected from your message. Try > > using a filter in another tool like ldapsearch, the copying that and pasting it > > into your perl code. The reverse might not work because Net::LDAP is more > > forgiving about missing outer ()s than ldapsearch. > > > > --Jim Harle > > > > On Fri, 5 Dec 2003, Graham Barr wrote: > > > > > Begin forwarded message: > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Date: 5 December 2003 22:23:49 GMT > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Subject: ldap search filter problem > > > > Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > I am having trouble doing a existing filter search on my LDAP > > > > directory. > > > > My LDAP directory is openLDAP v3 server. I am using the Net:::LDAP API > > > > for > > > > my querires. I cant do a search with a filter like > > > > > > > > 1. (attr=*) > > > > 2.( &( attr='value')(attr1='value1')) > > > > The search number 2 runs perfectly if the & is replaced by | > > > > > > > > Can you exaplin why this is happening > > > > > > > > Sincerely, > > > > Sharib khan > > > > > > > > > > > >
