Same old LDAP issue

Question

hey folks,
i am trying to validate an user from my LDAP db
here are my LDAP entries..
dn: cn=jim,o=attinfo,c=us
objectclass: inetOrgPerson
objectclass: ePerson
objectclass: organizationalPerson
objectclass: person
objectclass: top
cn: jim
sn: robinson
userpassword: {iMASK}>1e5rd9bCaqTnz9oQQSVhFYekLSoUp2vAnOWaZIKO8LfBBW1RuAJi2mvu 4dwcQ+4r5TPYQIFnQyT6QKGV4LEnQvpSLb7vckUjmt2FyrTKtVfJghCZiLvH61oXB1eEawkLFQOi cfjP2lYQYi0LdA5a4mS03I1JrdVdbF<
uid: jim
description:: and here is the java code to access that..
import javax.naming.ldap.*;
import javax.naming.*;
import javax.naming.directory.*;
import java.util.*;
public class TestLdap2{     
public TestLdap2(){     
try{     
DirContext ctx = null;
Hashtable ht = new Hashtable(2);
ht.put(Context.INITIAL_CONTEXT_FACTORY,"com.sun.jndi.ldap.LdapCtxFactory");     
ht.put(Context.PROVIDER_URL, "ldap://dbipaddr:389/o=attinfo");
     ctx = new InitialDirContext(ht);        SearchControls ctls = new SearchControls();        ctls.setSearchScope(SearchControls.SUBTREE_SCOPE);        NamingEnumeration ne = ctx.search("o=attinfo","(sn=robinson)",ctls);
        while(ne.hasMore()){
             SearchResult sr = (SearchResult) ne.next();
            System.out.println("DN: "+sr.getName());
Attributes attrbs = sr.getAttributes();          
   for (NamingEnumeration nE = attrbs.getAll();nE.hasMoreElements();)
                Attribute attr = (Attribute) nE.next();
                String attrID = attr.getID();                   System.out.println("ID: "+attrID);            
for (Enumeration vals = attr.getAll();vals.hasMoreElements();)
                 System.out.println("Vals: "+vals.nextElement());
ctx.close();     
} catch (Exception e){
          e.printStackTrace();     
public static void main(String args[]){
     new TestLdap2();     
}I am getting following error..
javax.naming.NameNotFoundException: [LDAP: error code 32 - No Such Object]; rema
ining name 'o=attinfo'
is it some kind of binding issue...
any help is appreciated..
thanx..

Answer 1

Hello, it isn't necessarily a 'binding' issue -- that indicates permissions issues. The problem is that you are searching for Jim in 'o=attinfo,o=attinfo', and ignoring the root ('c=us'). The easiest way to solve the problem is to change the line:
ht.put(Context.PROVIDER_URL, "ldap://dbipaddr:389/o=attinfo");
To the following:
ht.put(Context.PROVIDER_URL, "ldap://dbipaddr:389/c=us");
Thus, your initial context will be at the root, and when you search your context will change to 'o=attinfo,c=us' which should contain your entry.
Good luck,
Derek