Assign default password to new ldap user

[constance_kan]

I've written some php codes (see codes below) to add a new user in our Active Directory.
I've attached the php codes below. It does actually add a new user and put in all the settings in attributes correctly.

However, even though I've set the userpassword (I can see the attribute set in ldap), the password is still blank when you first login.
If I set the unicodepwd attribute instead of userpassword, it generates error.
Any idea? Your advise will be much appreciated 🙂

// *************
// Add new AD user
// *************
$ldapconn = ldap_start();
$user["givenname"] = "Peter Alan";
$user["sn"] = "Pan";
$user["displayname"] = "Peter Pan";
$user["distinguishedname"] = "CN=PPan,OU=CKTest,DC=CK,DC=lan";
$user["homedirectory"] = '\\sal\home$\%username%';
$user["homedrive"] = "h:";
$user["samaccountname"] = "PPan";
$user["profilepath"] = '\\sal\profiles$\mandatory';
$user["objectcategory"] =
"CN=Person,CN=Schema,CN=Configuration,DC=CK,DC=lan";
$user['cn'] = "PPan";
$user["userprincipalname"] = $user["samaccountname"]."@DOMAIN";
$user['objectclass'][0] = "top";
$user['objectclass'][1] = "person";
$user['objectclass'][2] = "organizationalPerson";
$user['objectclass'][3] = "user";
$user['mail'] = "ppan@DOMAIN";

user['userPassword'] ='pwd';
//user['userPassword'] ='{MD5}'.base64_encode(pack('H',md5('pswd')));
// $user["unicodepwd"] = "{md5}".base64_encode(pack("H",md5("'pswd'")));

$user["userAccountControl"] = "544";

print_r($user);

$dn = "CN=PPan,OU=CKTest,DC=CK,DC=lan";
$result = ldap_add($ldapconn, $dn, $user);

//assign user to AllStudents group
$group_name = "CN=AllStudents,OU=Groups,OU=Students,DC=CK,DC=lan";
$group_info['member'] = $dn; // User's DN is added to group's 'member'array

ldap_mod_add($ldapconn,$group_name,$group_info);

if ($result)
{
echo "User added!";
}
else
{ echo "There was a problem!";}
ldap_end($ldapconn);
}

[dougal85]

$user["unicodepwd"] = '"password"\000';

I think its that, not sure.

If that doesn't help try looking at the examples here; http://uk2.php.net/ldap_add

Please wrap any PHP code in between [ p h p ] and [ / p h p ]. I miss the pretty readable colours.

EDIT: Posted before I finished my example. Oops.

[constance_kan]

Doesn't work. I've also looked at http://uk2.php.net/ldap_add and everywhere else that I can access to!

I've noticed that if I set the [userpassword] attribute, it goes through but still having no default password. But if I touch the [unicodepwd], it just generates error.

I am starting to suspect if you need SSL in order to set default password!

Thanks though. Would appreciate any help....