puppetlabs/puppet · error · ArgumentError

Could not get dn from ldap entry

Error message

Could not get dn from ldap entry

What it means

Error "Could not get dn from ldap entry" thrown in puppetlabs/puppet.

Source

Thrown at lib/puppet/util/ldap/manager.rb:94

    end
    nil
  end

  # Convert the name to a dn, then pass the args along to
  # our connection.
  def delete(name)
    connect { |connection| connection.delete dn(name) }
  end

  # Calculate the dn for a given resource.
  def dn(name)
    ["#{rdn}=#{name}", base].join(",")
  end

  # Convert an ldap-style entry hash to a provider-style hash.
  def entry2provider(entry)
    # TRANSLATOR 'dn' refers to a 'distinguished name' in LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) and they should not be translated
    raise ArgumentError, _("Could not get dn from ldap entry") unless entry["dn"]

    # DN is always a single-entry array.  Strip off the bits before the
    # first comma, then the bits after the remaining equal sign.  This is the
    # name.
    name = entry["dn"].dup.pop.split(",").shift.split("=").pop

    result = { :name => name }

    @ldap2puppet.each do |ldap, puppet|
      result[puppet] = entry[ldap.to_s] || :absent
    end

    result
  end

  # Create our normal search filter.
  def filter
    (objectclasses.length == 1 ? "objectclass=#{objectclasses[0]}" : "(&(objectclass=" + objectclasses.join(")(objectclass=") + "))")

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/puppet/util/ldap/manager.rb:94 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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