bsw@1071: -- binds to configured LDAP server with application's credentials
bsw@1071: -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
bsw@1071: --
bsw@1071: -- returns
bsw@1071: --   ldap_conn: in case of success, an LDAP connection handle
bsw@1071: --   err: in case of an error, an error code (string)
bsw@1071: 
bsw@1071: function ldap.bind_as_app()
bsw@1071: 
bsw@1071:   local dn, password
bsw@1071:   
bsw@1071:   if config.ldap.bind_as then
bsw@1071:     dn       = config.ldap.bind_as.dn
bsw@1071:     password = config.ldap.bind_as.password
bsw@1071:   end
bsw@1071:   
bsw@1071:   local ldap_conn, err = ldap.bind(dn, password)
bsw@1071:   
bsw@1071:   return ldap_conn, err
bsw@1071:   
bsw@1071: end