ldap_error(3) — Linux manual page

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LDAP_ERROR(3)           Library Functions Manual           LDAP_ERROR(3)

NAME         top

       ldap_perror, ld_errno, ldap_result2error, ldap_errlist,
       ldap_err2string - LDAP protocol error handling routines

LIBRARY         top

       OpenLDAP LDAP (libldap, -lldap)

SYNOPSIS         top

       #include <ldap.h>

       char *ldap_err2string( int err );

DESCRIPTION         top

       The ldap_err2string() routine provides short description of the
       various codes returned by routines in this library.  The returned
       string is a pointer to a static area that should not be modified.

       These codes are either negative, indicating an API error code;
       positive, indicating an LDAP resultCode other than ´success' (0),
       or - zero, indicating both successful use of the API and the LDAP
       resultCode ´success' (0).

       The code associated with an LDAP session is accessible using
       ldap_get_option(3) and ldap_set_option(3) with the
       LDAP_OPT_RESULT_CODE option (previously called
       LDAP_OPT_ERROR_NUMBER).

PROTOCOL RESULT CODES         top

       This section provides a partial list of protocol codes recognized
       by the library.  As LDAP is extensible, additional values may be
       returned.  A complete listing of registered LDAP result codes can
       be obtained from the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
       <http://www.iana.org>.

       LDAP_SUCCESS
              The request was successful.

       LDAP_OPERATIONS_ERROR
              An operations error occurred.

       LDAP_PROTOCOL_ERROR
              A protocol violation was detected.

       LDAP_TIMELIMIT_EXCEEDED
              An LDAP time limit was exceeded.

       LDAP_SIZELIMIT_EXCEEDED
              An LDAP size limit was exceeded.

       LDAP_COMPARE_FALSE
              A compare operation returned false.

       LDAP_COMPARE_TRUE
              A compare operation returned true.

       LDAP_STRONG_AUTH_NOT_SUPPORTED
              The LDAP server does not support strong authentication.

       LDAP_STRONG_AUTH_REQUIRED
              Strong authentication is required for the operation.

       LDAP_PARTIAL_RESULTS
              Partial results only returned.

       LDAP_NO_SUCH_ATTRIBUTE
              The attribute type specified does not exist in the entry.

       LDAP_UNDEFINED_TYPE
              The attribute type specified is invalid.

       LDAP_INAPPROPRIATE_MATCHING
              Filter type not supported for the specified attribute.

       LDAP_CONSTRAINT_VIOLATION
              An attribute value specified violates some constraint
              (e.g., a postalAddress has too many lines, or a line that
              is too long).

       LDAP_TYPE_OR_VALUE_EXISTS
              An attribute type or attribute value specified already
              exists in the entry.

       LDAP_INVALID_SYNTAX
              An invalid attribute value was specified.

       LDAP_NO_SUCH_OBJECT
              The specified object does not exist in The Directory.

       LDAP_ALIAS_PROBLEM
              An alias in The Directory points to a nonexistent entry.

       LDAP_INVALID_DN_SYNTAX
              A syntactically invalid DN was specified.

       LDAP_IS_LEAF
              The object specified is a leaf.

       LDAP_ALIAS_DEREF_PROBLEM
              A problem was encountered when dereferencing an alias.

       LDAP_INAPPROPRIATE_AUTH
              Inappropriate authentication was specified (e.g.,
              LDAP_AUTH_SIMPLE was specified and the entry does not have
              a userPassword attribute).

       LDAP_INVALID_CREDENTIALS
              Invalid credentials were presented (e.g., the wrong
              password).

       LDAP_INSUFFICIENT_ACCESS
              The user has insufficient access to perform the operation.

       LDAP_BUSY
              The DSA is busy.

       LDAP_UNAVAILABLE
              The DSA is unavailable.

       LDAP_UNWILLING_TO_PERFORM
              The DSA is unwilling to perform the operation.

       LDAP_LOOP_DETECT
              A loop was detected.

       LDAP_NAMING_VIOLATION
              A naming violation occurred.

       LDAP_OBJECT_CLASS_VIOLATION
              An object class violation occurred (e.g., a "must"
              attribute was missing from the entry).

       LDAP_NOT_ALLOWED_ON_NONLEAF
              The operation is not allowed on a nonleaf object.

       LDAP_NOT_ALLOWED_ON_RDN
              The operation is not allowed on an RDN.

       LDAP_ALREADY_EXISTS
              The entry already exists.

       LDAP_NO_OBJECT_CLASS_MODS
              Object class modifications are not allowed.

       LDAP_OTHER
              An unknown error occurred.

API ERROR CODES         top

       This section provides a complete list of API error codes
       recognized by the library.   Note that LDAP_SUCCESS indicates
       success of an API call in addition to representing the return of
       the LDAP ´success' resultCode.

       LDAP_SERVER_DOWN
              The LDAP library can't contact the LDAP server.

       LDAP_LOCAL_ERROR
              Some local error occurred.  This is usually a failed
              dynamic memory allocation.

       LDAP_ENCODING_ERROR
              An error was encountered encoding parameters to send to
              the LDAP server.

       LDAP_DECODING_ERROR
              An error was encountered decoding a result from the LDAP
              server.

       LDAP_TIMEOUT
              A timelimit was exceeded while waiting for a result.

       LDAP_AUTH_UNKNOWN
              The authentication method specified to ldap_bind() is not
              known.

       LDAP_FILTER_ERROR
              An invalid filter was supplied to ldap_search() (e.g.,
              unbalanced parentheses).

       LDAP_PARAM_ERROR
              An ldap routine was called with a bad parameter.

       LDAP_NO_MEMORY
              An memory allocation (e.g., malloc(3) or other dynamic
              memory allocator) call failed in an ldap library routine.

       LDAP_USER_CANCELED
              Indicates the user cancelled the operation.

       LDAP_CONNECT_ERROR
              Indicates a connection problem.

       LDAP_NOT_SUPPORTED
              Indicates the routine was called in a manner not supported
              by the library.

       LDAP_CONTROL_NOT_FOUND
              Indicates the control provided is unknown to the client
              library.

       LDAP_NO_RESULTS_RETURNED
              Indicates no results returned.

       LDAP_MORE_RESULTS_TO_RETURN
              Indicates more results could be returned.

       LDAP_CLIENT_LOOP
              Indicates the library has detected a loop in its
              processing.

       LDAP_REFERRAL_LIMIT_EXCEEDED
              Indicates the referral limit has been exceeded.

DEPRECATED         top

       Deprecated interfaces generally remain in the library.  The macro
       LDAP_DEPRECATED can be defined to a non-zero value (e.g.,
       -DLDAP_DEPRECATED=1) when compiling program designed to use
       deprecated interfaces.  It is recommended that developers writing
       new programs, or updating old programs, avoid use of deprecated
       interfaces.  Over time, it is expected that documentation (and,
       eventually, support) for deprecated interfaces to be eliminated.

SEE ALSO         top

       ldap(3),

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS         top

       OpenLDAP Software is developed and maintained by The OpenLDAP
       Project <http://www.openldap.org/>.  OpenLDAP Software is derived
       from the University of Michigan LDAP 3.3 Release.

COLOPHON         top

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