ldap_unbind_s()--Perform an LDAP Unbind Request (Synchronous)

 #include <ldap.h>
 
 int ldap_unbind_s(
             LDAP  *ld)

The ldap_unbind_s() function is used to end the connection to the LDAP server and free the resources contained in the ld structure.

Once it is called, any open connection to the LDAP server is closed, and the ld structure is invalid. The ldap_unbind_s() and ldap_unbind() APIs are both synchronous and can be used interchangeably.

Authorities and Locks

No i5/OS authority is required.

Parameters

ld

(Input) Specifies the LDAP pointer returned by a previous call to ldap_init(), ldap_ssl_init(), or ldap_open().

Return Value

LDAP_SUCCESS

if the request was successful.

another LDAP error

if the request was not successful.

Error Conditions

If ldap_unbind_s() is not successful, it returns another LDAP error code. See LDAP Client API Error Conditions for possible LDAP error code values.

Error Messages

The following message may be sent from this function.

Related Information

• ldap_bind() -- Asynchronously bind to the directory (deprecated).
• ldap_bind_s() -- Synchronously bind to the directory (deprecated).
• ldap_sasl_bind() -- Asynchronously bind to the directory using SASL.
• ldap_sasl_bind_s() -- Synchronously bind to the directory using SASL.
• ldap_simple_bind() -- Asynchronously bind to the directory using simple authentication.
• ldap_simple_bind_s() -- Synchronously bind to the directory using simple authentication.
• ldap_unbind() -- Asynchronously unbind from the LDAP server and close the connection.