Problem defining CN using comma in Active Directory

[williey]

I ran into a problem when I try to add users to AD when using lastname and firstname separate by a comma.

example of a DN for the add command is such

cn=Doe, Jane,ou=x,dc=xx,dc=com

It results in problem 2006 (BAD_NAME) error.

I use a combination of variables to create the DN.

$dn="$cn,$xyz_base,$base2";

How can I get around the error?

 

[KevinADC]

I know I don't really understand what you are doing, but can you escape the comma?

$xyz_base =~ /,/\\,/g;

 

[williey]

I'm trying to create a DN where the CN consist of a comma.

Such as "Doe, Jane". However, due to the comma, I getting a error. If I remove the comma, the problem is solved.

I had tried escaping the comma with single an double backslash.

Here is the snippet of the code

my $base1="ou=users,ou=level2,dc=solos,dc=abc,dc=com";
my $base2="dc=abc,dc=com";
my $corporate_base="cn=users";
my $it_base="ou=xyz";
my $center_base="ou=center";

   $cn=$lastname . ", " . $firstname;
      $dn="cn=$cn,$it_base,$base2";

 

[williey]

I finally fixed it.. I replaced the use of double quotes to single quotes.