# Re: Net::LDAP 0.0.4 released

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-net-ldap-0-0-4-released/65059>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [August 15, 2006, 10:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-net-ldap-0-0-4-released/65059 "2006-08-15T22:42:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![BergerS\_Daniel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@BergerS\_Daniel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/BergerS_Daniel)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2006, 10:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-net-ldap-0-0-4-released/65059/1 "2006-08-15T22:42:50Z")

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> > I do two things with ldap - validation (does the user exist?) and
> 
> don’t have any directories that permit one. So you could try  
> )
> 
> if rs
> 
> # you’re in
> 
> else
> 
> # you’re not
> 
> end
> 
> Does this work for you?

Works perfectly, thanks! I removed the parens from the filter, however.  
My experience has showed me that not all platforms liked the parens and  
it works fine without them (at least it does here at work).

Now, what would be the best way to test for the mere presence of a user  
record, i.e. no password?

Regards,

Dan

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**Author:** ![BergerS\_Daniel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@BergerS\_Daniel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/BergerS_Daniel)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2006, 10:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-net-ldap-0-0-4-released/65059/2 "2006-08-15T22:54:51Z")

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On 8/15/06, Berger, Daniel [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> > On 8/15/06, Berger, Daniel [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:
> 
> Works perfectly, thanks! I removed the parens from the filter, however.  
> My experience has showed me that not all platforms liked the parens and  
> it works fine without them (at least it does here at work).
> 
> Now, what would be the best way to test for the mere presence of a user  
> record, i.e. no password?

I noticed you had given your original code sample without parens around  
the  
filter. Out of curiosity, what kind of LDAP server are you connecting  
to?  
Searching for a user without binding ought to be easy:

require ‘net/ldap’

ldap = Net::LDAP.new  
ldap.host = “[ldap.foo.com](http://ldap.foo.com)”  
ldap.base = “ou=People,[o=foo.com](http://o=foo.com)”

rs = ldap.search( :filter =\> “uid=djberge”)

if rs  
puts “DN: #{rs.first.dn}”  
end

By the way, you don’t have to instantiate a Net::LDAP object every time  
you  
need to hit the server. Just instantiate it once and keep it around in a  
singleton or global.