Ldap init
Function : LDAP
ldap_init - Initialize a session with an LDAP server.
#include <ldap.h>
LDAP * LNPUBLIC ldap_init(
const char *defhost,
int defport);
This function initializes a session with an LDAP server and returns a "session handle," a pointer to an opaque structure that MUST be passed to subsequent calls pertaining to the session. This routine returns a NULL if the session cannot be initialized.
Implemented as a macro:
define ldap_init(defhost, defport) ND_ldap_init((defhost), (defport))
Parameters : Input : defhost - A space-separated list of hostnames or dotted strings representing the IP address of hosts running an LDAP server to connect to. Each hostname in the list MAY include a port number which is separated from the host itself with a colon (:) character. The hosts will be tried in the order listed, stopping with the first one to which a successful connection is made.
Note: A suitable representation for including a literal IPv6[10] address in the hostname parameter is desired, but has not yet been determined or implemented in practice.
defport - The TCP port number to connect to. The default LDAP port of 389 can be obtained by supplying the value zero (0) or the macro LDAP_PORT (389). If a host includes a port number then this parameter is ignored.
Output : (routine) - A pointer to a session handle.
NULL - If the session cannot be initialized.
Sample Usage :
if ( (ld = ldap_init( HOST, PORT )) == NULL )
{
perror( "ldap_init" );
NotesTerm();
return( 1 );
}