Directory Services, LDAP Path

[John]

Does anyone know if there is a way to not use the server name in an LDAP
path statement, like LDAP://SomeServer/... . We have multiple domain
controllers and want the system to get an active domain controller, in the
event one is not available.

John

[Willy Denoyette [MVP]]

Yes, use server-less binding. Check the MSDN doc's on ADSI for more info.

Willy.

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Does anyone know if there is a way to not use the server name in an LDAP
path statement, like LDAP://SomeServer/... . We have multiple domain
controllers and want the system to get an active domain controller, in the
event one is not available.

John

[Walden]

LDAP://<domainname> works so it will pickup any available domain controller.

-Walden

"John" wrote:

Does anyone know if there is a way to not use the server name in an LDAP
path statement, like LDAP://SomeServer/... .

[Marc Scheuner [MVP ADSI]]

>Does anyone know if there is a way to not use the server name in an LDAP

path statement, like LDAP://SomeServer/... . We have multiple domain
controllers and want the system to get an active domain controller, in the
event one is not available.

If you run your LDAP queries in a Winforms app environment under an
account that's member of the domain, you do not necessarily need to
specify the server to be used - AD will pick the "best" server for
your query.

DirectoryEntry deUser = new DirectoryEntry("LDAP://cn=John
Doe,cn=Users,dc=fabrikam,dc=com");

This so-called server-less binding doesn't work nicely in ASP.Net and
other hosted environments, though, since you're not running under a
domain account.

Marc

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