Question

I am using the LDAP connection class, working from this page on MSDN.

I have instantiated the class using the string constructor like so:

LdapConnection ld = new LdapConnection("LDAP://8.8.8.8:8888");

I now want to set my credentials so I am trying to do the following:

ld.Credential.UserName = "Foo";

But I get the following error:

The property or indexer ‘System.DirectoryServices.Protocols.DirectoryConnection.Credential’ cannot be used in this context because it lacks the get accessor.

However, when typing this, intellisense shows the following:

This description suggests that UserName should indeed have a Get Accessor, what am I missing?

Thanks

Answer 1

The LdapConnection.Credential Property doesn’t have a get accessor, so you can’t retrieve its current value and set the UserName property on the returned NetworkCredential instance. You can only assign to the LdapConnection.Credential Property:

ld.Credential = new NetworkCredential(userName, password);

or

var credential = new NetworkCredential();
credential.UserName = userName;
credential.Password = password;
ld.Credential = credential;

or

ld.Credential = new NetworkCredential
{
    UserName = userName,
    Password = password,
};