Error codes
The possible values for an LDAP error code are shown in the tables provided here.
| Dec value | Value | Hex value | Brief description | Detailed description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | LDAP_SUCCESS | 00 | Success | The request was successful. |
| 01 | LDAP_OPERATIONS_ERROR | 01 | Operations error | An operations error occurred. |
| 02 | LDAP_PROTOCOL_ERROR | 02 | Protocol error | A protocol violation was detected. |
| 03 | LDAP_TIMELIMIT_EXCEEDED | 03 | Time limit exceeded | An LDAP time limit was exceeded. |
| 04 | LDAP_SIZELIMIT_EXCEEDED | 04 | Size limit exceeded | An LDAP size limit was exceeded. |
| 05 | LDAP_COMPARE_FALSE | 05 | Compare false | A compare operation returned false. |
| 06 | LDAP_COMPARE_TRUE | 06 | Compare true | A compare operation returned true. |
| 07 | LDAP_STRONG_AUTH_NOT_SUPPORTED | 07 | Strong authentication not supported | The LDAP server does not support strong authentication. |
| 08 | LDAP_STRONG_AUTH_REQUIRED | 08 | Strong authentication required | Strong authentication is required for the operation. |
| 09 | LDAP_PARTIAL_RESULTS | 09 | Partial results and referral received | Partial results only returned. |
| 10 | LDAP_REFERRAL | 0A | Referral returned | Referral returned. |
| 11 | LDAP_ADMIN_LIMIT_EXCEEDED | 0B | Administration limit exceeded | Administration limit exceeded. |
| 12 | LDAP_UNAVAILABLE_CRITICAL_EXTENSION | 0C | Critical extension not supported | Critical extension is not supported. |
| 13 | LDAP_CONFIDENTIALITY_REQUIRED | 0D | Confidentiality is required | Confidentiality is required. |
| 14 | LDAP_SASLBIND_IN_PROGRESS | 0E | SASL bind in progress | An SASL bind is in progress. |
| 16 | LDAP_NO_SUCH_ATTRIBUTE | 10 | No such attribute | The attribute type specified does not exist in the entry. |
| 17 | LDAP_UNDEFINED_TYPE | 11 | Undefined attribute type | The attribute type specified is not valid. |
| 18 | LDAP_INAPPROPRIATE_MATCHING | 12 | Inappropriate matching | Filter type not supported for the specified attribute. |
| 19 | LDAP_CONSTRAINT_VIOLATION | 13 | Constraint violation | An attribute value specified violates some constraint (for example, a postal address has too many lines, or a line that is too long). |
| 20 | LDAP_TYPE_OR_VALUE_EXISTS | 14 | Type or value exists | An attribute type or attribute value specified already exists in the entry. |
| 21 | LDAP_INVALID_SYNTAX | 15 | Invalid syntax | An attribute value that is not valid was specified. |
| 32 | LDAP_NO_SUCH_OBJECT | 20 | No such object | The specified object does not exist in the directory. |
| 33 | LDAP_ALIAS_PROBLEM | 21 | Alias problem | An alias in the directory points to a nonexistent entry. |
| 34 | LDAP_INVALID_DN_SYNTAX | 22 | Invalid DN syntax | A DN that is syntactically not valid was specified. |
| 35 | LDAP_IS_LEAF | 23 | Object is a leaf | The object specified is a leaf. |
| 36 | LDAP_ALIAS_DEREF_PROBLEM | 24 | Alias dereferencing problem | A problem was encountered when dereferencing an alias. |
| 48 | LDAP_INAPPROPRIATE_AUTH | 30 | Inappropriate authentication | Inappropriate authentication was specified (for example, LDAP_AUTH_SIMPLE was specified and the entry does not have a userPassword attribute). |
| 49 | LDAP_INVALID_CREDENTIALS | 31 | Invalid credentials | Invalid credentials were presented (for example, the wrong password). |
| 50 | LDAP_INSUFFICIENT_ACCESS | 32 | Insufficient access | The user has insufficient access to perform the operation. |
| 51 | LDAP_BUSY | 33 | DSA is busy | The DSA is busy. |
| 52 | LDAP_UNAVAILABLE | 34 | DSA is unavailable | The DSA is unavailable. |
| 53 | LDAP_UNWILLING_TO_PERFORM | 35 | DSA is unwilling to perform | The DSA is unwilling to perform the operation. |
| 54 | LDAP_LOOP_DETECT | 36 | Loop detected | A loop was detected. |
| 64 | LDAP_NAMING_VIOLATION | 40 | Naming violation | A naming violation occurred. |
| 65 | LDAP_OBJECT_CLASS_VIOLATION | 41 | Object class violation | An object class violation occurred (for example, a "required" attribute was missing from the entry). |
| 66 | LDAP_NOT_ALLOWED_ON_NONLEAF | 42 | Operation not allowed on nonleaf | The operation is not allowed on a nonleaf object. |
| 67 | LDAP_NOT_ALLOWED_ON_RDN | 43 | Operation not allowed on RDN® | The operation is not allowed on an RDN. |
| 68 | LDAP_ALREADY_EXISTS | 44 | Already exists | The entry already exists. |
| 69 | LDAP_NO_OBJECT_CLASS_MODS | 45 | Cannot modify object class | Object class modifications are not allowed. |
| 70 | LDAP_RESULTS_TOO_LARGE | 46 | Results too large | Results too large. |
| 71 | LDAP_AFFECTS_MULTIPLE_DSAS | 47 | Affects multiple DSAs | Affects multiple DSAs. |
| 80 | LDAP_OTHER | 50 | Unknown error | An unknown error occurred. |
| 81 | LDAP_SERVER_DOWN | 51 | Can't contact LDAP server | The LDAP library cannot contact the LDAP server. |
| 82 | LDAP_LOCAL_ERROR | 52 | Local error | Some local error occurred. This is usually a failed memory allocation. |
| 83 | LDAP_ENCODING_ERROR | 53 | Encoding error | An error was encountered encoding parameters to send to the LDAP server. |
| 84 | LDAP_DECODING_ERROR | 54 | Decoding error | An error was encountered decoding a result from the LDAP server. |
| 85 | LDAP_TIMEOUT | 55 | Timed out | A time limit was exceeded while waiting for a result. |
| 86 | LDAP_AUTH_UNKNOWN | 56 | Unknown authentication method | The authentication method specified on a bind operation is not known. |
| 87 | LDAP_FILTER_ERROR | 57 | Bad search filter | An invalid filter was supplied to ldap_search (for example, unbalanced parentheses). |
| 88 | LDAP_USER_CANCELLED | 58 | User cancelled operation | The user cancelled the operation. |
| 89 | LDAP_PARAM_ERROR | 59 | Bad parameter to an LDAP routine | An LDAP routine was called with a bad parameter (for example, a NULL ld pointer, etc.). |
| 90 | LDAP_NO_MEMORY | 5A | Out of memory | A memory allocation (for example malloc) call failed in an LDAP library routine. |
| 91 | LDAP_CONNECT_ERROR | 5B | Connection error | Connection error. |
| 92 | LDAP_NOT_SUPPORTED | 5C | Not supported | Not supported. |
| 93 | LDAP_CONTROL_NOT_FOUND | 5D | Control not found | Control not found. |
| 94 | LDAP_NO_RESULTS_RETURNED | 5E | No results returned | No results returned. |
| 95 | LDAP_MORE_RESULTS_TO_RETURN | 5F | More results to return | More results to return. |
| 96 | LDAP_URL_ERR_NOTLDAP | 60 | URL doesn't begin with ldap:// | The URL does not begin with ldap://. |
| 97 | LDAP_URL_ERR_NODN | 61 | URL has no DN (required) | The URL does not have a DN (required). |
| 98 | LDAP_URL_ERR_BADSCOPE | 62 | URL scope string is invalid | The URL scope string is not valid. |
| 99 | LDAP_URL_ERR_MEM | 63 | Can't allocate memory space | Cannot allocate memory space. |
| 100 | LDAP_CLIENT_LOOP | 64 | Client loop | Client loop. |
| 101 | LDAP_REFERRAL_LIMIT_EXCEEDED | 65 | Referral limit exceeded | Referral limit exceeded. |
| 112 | LDAP_SSL_ALREADY_INITIALIZED | 70 | ldap_ssl_client_init successfully called previously in this process | The ldap_ssl_client_init was successfully called previously in this process. |
| 113 | LDAP_SSL_INITIALIZE_FAILED | 71 | Initialization call failed | SSL Initialization call failed. Note: GSKit must
be installed and the GSKit libraries
must be present. |
| 114 | LDAP_SSL_CLIENT_INIT_NOT_CALLED | 72 | Must call ldap_ssl_client_init before attempting to use SSL connection | Must call ldap_ssl_client_init before attempting to use SSL connection. |
| 115 | LDAP_SSL_PARAM_ERROR | 73 | Invalid SSL parameter previously specified | An SSL parameter that was not valid was previously specified. |
| 116 | LDAP_SSL_HANDSHAKE_FAILED | 74 | Failed to connect to SSL server | Failed to connect to SSL server. |
| 117 | LDAP_SSL_GET_CIPHER_FAILED | 75 | Not used | Deprecated. |
| 118 | LDAP_SSL_NOT_AVAILABLE | 76 | SSL library cannot be located | Ensure that GSKit has been installed. |
| LDAP_SSL_KEYRING_NOT_FOUND | 77 | |||
| LDAP_SSL_PASSWORD_NOT_SPECIFIED | 78 | |||
| 128 | LDAP_NO_EXPLICIT_OWNER | 80 | No explicit owner found | No explicit owner was found. |
| 129 | LDAP_NO_LOCK | 81 | Could not obtain lock | Client library was not able to lock a required resource. |
In addition, the following DNS-related error codes are
defined in the ldap.h file:
| Dec value | Value | Hex value | Detailed description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 133 | LDAP_DNS_NO_SERVERS | 85 | No LDAP servers found |
| 134 | LDAP_DNS_TRUNCATED | 86 | Warning: truncated DNS results |
| 135 | LDAP_DNS_INVALID_DATA | 87 | Invalid DNS Data |
| 136 | LDAP_DNS_RESOLVE_ERROR | 88 | Can't resolve system domain or nameserver |
| 137 | LDAP_DNS_CONF_FILE_ERROR | 89 | DNS Configuration file error |
The following UTF8-related error codes are defined in
the ldap.h file:
| Dec value | Value | Hex value | Detailed description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 160 | LDAP_XLATE_E2BIG | A0 | Output buffer overflow |
| 161 | LDAP_XLATE_EINVAL | A1 | Input buffer truncated |
| 162 | LDAP_XLATE_EILSEQ | A2 | Unusable input character |
| 163 | LDAP_XLATE_NO_ENTRY | A3 | No codeset point to map to |
| 176 | LDAP_REG_FILE_NOT_FOUND | B0 | File not found in NT registry |
| 177 | LDAP_REG_CANNOT_OPEN | B1 | Can not open NT registry |
| 178 | LDAP_REG_ENTRY_NOT_FOUND | B2 | Entry not found in NT registry |
| 192 | LDAP_CONF_FILE_NOT_OPENED | C0 | Plug-in configuration file not opened |
| 193 | LDAP_PLUGIN_NOT_LOADED | C1 | Plug-in library not loaded |
| 194 | LDAP_PLUGIN_FUNCTION_ |
C2 | Plug-in function not resolved |
| 195 | LDAP_PLUGIN_NOT_INITIALIZED | C3 | Plug-in library not initialized |
| 196 | LDAP_PLUGIN_COULD_NOT_BIND | C4 | Could not bind to plug-in function |
| 208 | LDAP_SASL_GSS_NO_SEC_CONTEXT | D0 | gss_init_sec_context failed |