pwd-chg-method

This options is used to override the automatically used low level LDAP operations for changing account passwords.

pwd-chg-method = {automatic|mod_pwd_ext_op|del_add|del_then_add|replace}

Description

Overrides the automatically used low level LDAP operations for changing account passwords.

Options

automatic	The LDAP server type is detected and the appropriate LDAP password change operations are selected. This is the default behavior.
mod_pwd_ext_op	The ldap_extended_operation 1.3.6.1.4.1.4203.1.11.1 is used.
del_add	A single ldap_modify is used that has both a DELETE for the old password and an ADD for the new password.
del_then_add	Two ldap_modify invocations are used. The first does a DELETE for the old password. The second does an ADD for the new password.
replace	A single ldap_modify is used, which does a REPLACE of the password attribute with the new password.

Usage: Optional

Default value

automatic

Example:

pwd-chg-method = automatic

Parent topic: [ldap] stanza

Parent topic: [server:<instance>] stanza