Re: Changing password in Active Directory 2003 using java LDAP

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From: JulienGenevee (jgenevee_at_bigfoot.com)
Date: 04/23/04 

Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2004 07:24:35 -0700

Thanks Ulf for the info.

The thing is I'm not really scripting, but using a java
application deployed on an application server on a
separate box.
It seems that in Windows 2000 Active Directory requires
SSL to change the password (LDAPS). Is it the case for
Windows 2003?

If yes, how can I enable LDAP over SSL with Active
Directory on Windows Server 2003?

Julien

>-----Original Message-----
>JulienGenevee says...
>> I'm writting a java application to manage users in
Active
>> Directory 2003.
>> Using the LDAP API I can create users and change
>> attributes, except change the user password.
>>
>> I read that in order to change the user password in
Active
>> Directory via the LDAP API, it has to be done over a
SSL
>> connection (using the port 636).
>>
>Hello Julien,
>
>that is not correct - you are able to change the password
via scripting
>without running SSL on the DC.
>
>Are you sure that you didn't try to add a password which
does not meet
>the complexity requirements of Windows Server 2003?
Try "P@ssw0rd".
>--
>Gruesse - Sincerely,
>
>Ulf B. Simon-Weidner
>.
>

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