From: Bart Braem <bart.braem@...>
Date: 2006-08-18T00:00:08+09:00
Subject: Re: LDAP searches don't stop

Bart Braem wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I'm trying to figure out how to search an LDAP server. I can connect and I
> see searches pass by if I sniff on the network interface. But the search
> command never stops, even tough I limit it to 1 second. (Can I limit the
> search to 1 result?)
> 
> irb(main):001:0> require 'ldap'
> => true
> irb(main):002:0> conn = LDAP::Conn.new("someldapserver", 389)
> => #<LDAP::Conn:0xb7afb900>
> irb(main):003:0> conn.set_option(LDAP::LDAP_OPT_PROTOCOL_VERSION, 3)
> => #<LDAP::Conn:0xb7afb900>
> irb(main):004:0> conn.bind("ldapusername", "ldappassword")
> => #<LDAP::Conn:0xb7afb900>
> irb(main):005:0> conn.search2("dc=somedc",
> LDAP::LDAP_SCOPE_SUBTREE, "somefilter", nil,false, 1)
> 
> This keeps running forever instead of for 1 second...
> Any ideas on how to solve that? I see a right result coming over the
> network interface so the program can stop!
> 
After some time the system stops:
ruby myprogram.rb
myprogram:8:in `search': Operations error (LDAP::ResultError)
        from myprogram.rb:8
But that error is nowhere explained. Is there something wrong with my
connection? The server is an Active Directory server, can that make a
difference?

Bart