Microsoft KB Archive/182507

= XADM: How to Authenticate for LDAP Access =

Article ID: 182507

Article Last Modified on 10/26/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Exchange Server 5.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q182507



SUMMARY
When you access a computer running Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.0 or 5.5 by means of Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP), you may need to be authorized with a valid Windows NT account. This article describes how to do this.



MORE INFORMATION
When you access the Exchange Server directory by means of LDAP with Anonymous disabled, you need to pass a valid account to log on. Depending on the LDAP client software used, you will be prompted separately for your account and password. When prompted for your account, pass the following data

CN= ,CN=

where  is a valid Windows NT account with permissions on the Exchange Server directory and   is a valid domain. You can also specify the  with the following syntax:

dc=, cn=

Additional query words: CN= validation

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