Use the testldapserver command to test a Lightweight Directory Access
Protocol (LDAP) server.
Syntax
testldapserver -delimdelimiter [ -usernameuser_name [ { -password | password } ] ] [ { ldap_server_id | ldap_server_name } ]
Parameters
- -delimdelimiter
- (Optional) By default, in a concise view all columns of data are space-separated, with the
width of each column set to the maximum possible width of each item of data. In a detailed
view, each item of data is an individual row, and if displaying headers, the data is separated
from the header by a space. The -delim parameter overrides this behavior.
Valid input for the -delim parameter is a one-byte character. Enter
-delim : on the command line, and the colon character
(:) separates all items of data in a concise view (for example, the
spacing of columns does not occur); in a detailed view, the specified
delimiter separates the data from its header
- -usernameuser_name
- (Optional) Specifies the user name to test.
- -passwordpassword
- (Optional) Specifies the password to test. You can optionally specify the password with
this parameter. If you do not specify the password, the system prompts you for it before
running the command and does not display the password that you type.
Note: The
-password parameter is only valid if -username is
specified. The actual password does not need to be supplied.
- ldap_server_id|ldap_server_name
- (Optional) Specifies the LDAP server ID or name to test.
Description
The
testldapserver command allows three levels of testing:
- Server connection test (issue testldapserver without supplying username
or password). This verifies that a
connection can be
established with the server while authenticating using the configured administrator
credentials according to the LDAP configuration.
- Server connection, LDAP configuration, and user authorization test (issue
testldapserver with a username). This verifies that:
- A
connection can be established with the server
while authenticating using the configured administrator credentials.
- The LDAP attributes are correctly configured on the system.
- The user has been assigned a role.
- Server connection, LDAP configuration, and user authentication test (issue
testldapserver with a username and password). This verifies that:
- A connection can be established with the server while authenticating using the configured
administrator credentials.
- The user authenticates with the supplied password
No specific server errors indicates success.
Important: This command
works whether or not LDAP authentication is selected or enabled with the
chauthservice command.
This table provides the attribute
values that can be displayed as output view data.
Table 1. testldapserver attribute values| Attribute |
Value |
|---|
| id |
LDAP server ID |
|---|
| name |
LDAP server name |
|---|
| error |
Critical server error (or success, depending on situation)
encountered |
|---|
An invocation example with one LDAP server and no specific user
information
testldapserver -delim ":" ldapserver1
The resulting
output:
id:name:error
1:ldapserver1:CMMVC7075I The LDAP task completed successfully
An invocation example with all LDAP servers using a
UPN
testldapserver -username bloggs@company.com -delim ":"
The
resulting output:
id:name:error
0:ldapserver0:CMMVC6518E The task has failed because no roles
are defined for the current user on the system.
1:ldapserver1:CMMVC7075I The LDAP task completed successfully.
2:ldapserver2:CMMVC7075I The LDAP task completed successfully.
secure