Problem in connecting to LDAP using JNDI please HELP ME!!!!!!

Question

hi
i am trying to connect to the LDAp using the JNDi
and i am getting the following error i was unable to solve it
here i am posting my sample slapd.cof file as well as my source program and the error
# ldbm database definitions
database        ldbm
#suffix         "dc=stooges,dc=org"
suffix          "o=sgstest"
rootdn          "cn=sgstestAdmin,o=sgstest"
rootpw          secret3
directory       /var/lib/ldap/sgstest
defaultaccess   read
schemacheck     off
lastmod         onand my program source code is
import javax.naming.Context;
import javax.naming.InitialContext;
import javax.naming.NamingException;
import javax.naming.NameAlreadyBoundException;
import javax.naming.directory.*;
import java.util.*;
public class test{
        final static String ldapServerName = "localhost";
        final static String rootdn = "cn=SgstestAdmin,o=sgstest";
        final static String rootpass = "secret3";
        final static String rootContext = "o=sgstest";
        public static void main(String[] args) {
                Properties env = new Properties();
                env.put(Context.INITIAL_CONTEXT_FACTORY,"com.sun.jndi.ldap.LdapCtxFactory");
                env.put(Context.SECURITY_AUTHENTICATION,"simple");
                env.put(Context.PROVIDER_URL,"ldap://"+ldapServerName+"/"+rootContext);
                env.put(Context.SECURITY_PRINCIPAL,rootdn);
                env.put(Context.SECURITY_CREDENTIALS,rootpass);
                try {   // obtain initial directory context using the environment
                        DirContext ctx = new InitialDirContext(env);
                       // now, create the root context, which is just a subcontext
                        // of this initial directory context.
                        Integer i = new Integer( 28420 );
                        System.out.println("Adding " + i + " to directory..." );
                        ctx.bind("cn=myRandomInt",i);
                        i = new Integer( 98765 );
                        System.out.println( "i is now: " + i );
                } catch (NameAlreadyBoundException nabe) {
                        System.err.println(rootContext + " has already been bound!" );
                } catch ( Exception e ) {
                        System.err.println( e );
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}the error which i am getting is
Adding 28420 to directory...
javax.naming.directory.InvalidAttributeIdentifierException:
[LDAP: error code 17 - javaSerializedData: attribute type undefined]; remaining name 'cn=myRandomInt'any help would be appreciated

Answer 1

Hi,
just one question: is your LDAP server configured to support the JAVA object classes and attributes like javaSerializedData? E.g., if you're using openldap, you have to add a line to the slapd.conf configuration file to import the java definitions.