connect to ldap #python #ldap #snippet

ldap.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

import ldap
import sys


def get_connection(uri, username, password):

    # or set env var LDAPTLS_REQCERT=never
    ldap.set_option(ldap.OPT_X_TLS_REQUIRE_CERT, ldap.OPT_X_TLS_ALLOW)

    con = ldap.initialize(uri)
    # stupid magic code - required before binding or you get strange errors about
    # not being bound even though you are
    # ref: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18793040/python-ldap-not-able-to-bind-successfully
    con.protocol_version = ldap.VERSION3
    con.set_option(ldap.OPT_REFERRALS, 0)
    # end magic code
    con.simple_bind_s(username.lower(), password)
    # bind_result = con.bind(username, self.opts["password"])
    # print "bind result: " + str(bind_result)
    return con


if len(sys.argv) != 4:
    print("Usage: {} uri username password".format(sys.argv[0]))
    sys.exit(1)

uri, username, password = sys.argv[1], sys.argv[2], sys.argv[3]

try:
    con = get_connection(uri, username, password)
    print("Connected ok")
except Exception as e:
    print("Failed to connect to {} as {}: {}".format(uri, username, e))