LDAPException: error result (50); Insufficient access

Question

Hi all,
I am getting the "netscape.ldap.LDAPException: error result (50); Insufficient access" during the .compare() method.Althogh the given user is authenticated properlly.
here is the code which I am using
doAuthenticate(){
     try {
          ld.connect( host, 389);
          ld.authenticate("uid=admin,ou=Administrators,ou=TopologyManagement,o=NetscapeRoot", "admin123");
          this.userdn = "uid=admin,ou=Administrators,ou=TopologyManagement,o=NetscapeRoot";
          LDAPAttribute attr = new LDAPAttribute("uniqueMember", userdn);               
          // Test for group membership
          System.out.println("log -5 ==> creating attribute");
          boolean attrMatch = ld.compare(groupdn, attr);
          // Display the test results                    
          if (attrMatch) {
               System.out.println("\nIS A GROUP MEMBER!\n");
          } else {
               System.out.println("\nIS NOT A GROUP MEMBER!\n");
          } catch (LDAPReferralException e) {
               // Ignore referrals...
          } catch (LDAPException e) {
               System.out.println(e.toString());
          }finally{
               if ((ld != null) && ld.isConnected()) {
                    try {
                         ld.disconnect();
                         System.out.println("Conection closed");
                    } catch (LDAPException e) {
                         System.out.println("Error: " + e.toString());
}Thanks

Answer 1

The fact that a user can authenticate does not mean they have access to anything. You need to check your ACIs. Does your user have access to do the compare?
Eric