NAME

SYNOPSIS

  use Net::LDAP::Extra qw(AD);

  $ldap = Net::LDAP->new( ... );

  ...

  if ($ldap->is_AD || $ldap->is_ADAM) {
    $ldap->change_ADpassword($dn, $old_password, $new_password);
  }

DESCRIPTION

To do so, it provides the following methods:

METHODS

is_AD ( )

Tell if the LDAP server queried is an Active Directory Domain Controller.

As the check is done by querying the root DSE of the directory, it works without being bound to the directory.

is_ADAM ( )

Tell if the LDAP server queried is running AD LDS (Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services), previously known as ADAM (Active Directory Application Mode).

As the check is done by querying the root DSE of the directory, it works without being bound to the directory.

change_ADpassword ( DN, OLD_PASSWORD, NEW_PASSWORD )

Change the password of the account given by DN from its old value OLD_PASSWORD to the new value NEW_PASSWORD.

This method requires encrypted connections.

reset_ADpassword ( DN, NEW_PASSWORD, OPTIONS )

Reset the password of the account given by DN to the value given in NEW_PASSWORD. OPTIONS is a list of key/value pairs. The following keys are recognized:

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