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CFLDAP "filter" error when access Win2k AD server

I am attempting to authenticate against our Windows 2000 AD server via the CFLDAP tag. Here is what I have:

<cfldap action="query" name="VerifyUser"
      start="ou=Accounts"
      scope="subtree"
      attributes="UID,dn,username,password"
      filter= "(&(username=#form.Username#)
            (Password=#form.Password#))"
      server="adserver"
      username="cn=directoryadmin"
      password="pass">

Here is the error I am getting:

Attribute validation error for tag CFLDAP.
The value of the attribute filter, which is currently "(&(username=testuser) (Password=12345))", is invalid.

The error occurred in D:\WebsiteDirectories\Portal\WebApps\Login_Process.cfm: line 22

20 :       filter= "(&(username=#form.Username#)
21 :       (Password=#form.Password#))"
22 :       server="adserver"
23 :       username="cn=directoryadmin"
24 :       password="pass">

I am totally clueless. I got this information out of the "ColdFusion MX: The complete reference" book...chapter 17.

James Rodgers

i think you need another & in the filter

filter= "(&(username=#form.Username#) & (Password=#form.Password#))"

brianlees

ASKER

Nope...same error even with the extra &.

Are the attributes themselves incorrect? I am amazed at the lack of information on this on the web! Ugh, this would be straightforward if I were an AD genius and CF guru, but I am neither.

James Rodgers

are there fields in the ldap called username and password?

try this, it will give you a list of the columns in the ldap, CF5+ or maybe MX only can't remember

<CFLDAP NAME="OrgList"
SERVER="ldapserver"
ACTION="QUERY"
ATTRIBUTES="*"
SCOPE="subtree"
FILTER="(uid=your_email_id)"
MAXROWS="1"
START="c=US">
<cfdump var="#OrgList#">
<CFLOOP query="OrgList">
      <CFIF OrgList.Name eq "ID">
This is the ID column
      <CFELSE>
            <CFOUTPUT>#OrgList.Name#</cfoutput>
      </CFIF>
      <BR>
</CFLOOP>
<CFSET VARIABLES.OrgListColumns = ValueList(OrgList.Name)>
<CFOUTPUT>#VARIABLES.OrgListColumns#</CFOUTPUT>

brianlees

ASKER

Used this:

<cfldap
action="query" name="OrgList"
start="c=US"
scope="subtree"
maxrows="1"
attributes="*" filter="(uid=testuser)"
server="server" username="user" password="pass">

Got this error:

An error has occured while trying to execute query :[LDAP: error code 1 - 000020D6: SvcErr: DSID-0310067F, problem 5012 (DIR_ERROR), data 0 ].
One or more of the required attributes may be missing/incorrect or you do not have permissions to execute this operation on the server

The error occurred in D:\WebsiteDirectories\Portal\WebApps\index.cfm: line 16

14 : scope="subtree"
15 : maxrows="1"
16 : attributes="*" filter="(uid=testuser)"
17 : server="server" username="user" password="pass">
18 : <cfdump var="#OrgList#">

brianlees

ASKER

BTW, this is a Windows2000 AD server.

James Rodgers

what cf version?

brianlees

ASKER

MX 6.1

James Rodgers

the code isn't mine, i was tryiong to get an ldap dump and it won;t work on my server, wrong version but it should work on MX

here's what i have from an ldap dump

MAPI-Recipient
Telephone-Office2
homephone
givenName
postalCode
Company
objectClass
url
co
uid
mail
cn
telephoneNumber
otherMailbox
physicalDeliveryOfficeName
distinguishedName
st
l
postalAddress
rdn
textEncodedORaddress
sn
department
rfc822Mailbox
title

and from what i have been able to tell these are common fields
also my cfldap example does not use & in the filter

<CFLDAP
SERVER="ldap.bigfoot.com"
ACTION="QUERY"
NAME="results"
START="cn=#name#,c=US"
FILTER="(cn=#name#)"
ATTRIBUTES="cn,o,l,st,c,mail,telephonenumber"
SORT="cn ASC">

brianlees

ASKER

Is your LDAP server an Win2k Active Directory server?

James Rodgers

not sure never looked into it, it's in another country, but since everything around here is windows based it probably is win2k

brianlees

ASKER

I answered this one myself. Here is the proper code:

<cfldap action="QUERY"
            name="VerifyUser"
            attributes="sAMAccountName,cn"
            start="ou=Accounts,dc=company,dc=com"
            filter="(&(sAMAccountName=#Form.UserLogin#))"
            server="adserver.company.com"
            username="#Portal.LDAPQueryName#"
            password="#Portal.LDAPQueryPassword#">

James Rodgers

make sure you contact CS and have your question paq'd and points refunded

James Rodgers

i'll miss the points but no objection, as i am the only expert contributing to the thread there is no need to wait teh 4 days, please paq and refund asap

Jester_48

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CFLDAP &quot;filter&quot; error when access Win2k AD server

CFLDAP "filter" error when access Win2k AD server