LDAP

Contains an opaque data structure for LDAP session handle information.

Remarks

All LDAP operation functions require the client to use an LDAP structure with the request.The LDAP structure contains session specific data about the connection to the LDAP server.

The LDAP library does not allow the client to directly manipulate the data in this session handle. Instead, it provides the following functions for various tasks.

Task

Function

Create

ldap_init or ldap_open

View settings

ldap_get_option

Modify settings

ldap_set_option

Delete

ldap_unbind, ldap_unbind_s, ldap_unbind_ext

For a list of the options that can be viewed or set, see Section 6.10, Session Preference Options.