Authenticating against active directory using python + ldap

Question

How do I authenticate against AD using Python + LDAP. I\'m currently using the python-ldap library and all it is producing is tears.

I can\'t even bind to perform a

Answer 1

I see your comment to @Johan Buret about the DN not fixing your problem, but I also believe that is what you should look into.

Given your example, the DN for the default administrator account in AD will be: cn=Administrator,cn=Users,dc=mydomain,dc=co,dc=uk - please try that.