Full_Name: Charles Merrick Version: 2.1.29 OS: SunOS URL: ftp://ftp.openldap.org/incoming/ Submission from: (NULL) (67.91.126.66) I am trying to execute a ldapsearch command with a -w option for password. The problem occurs when I have an extended ASCII char in the password like the British Pound symbol "£" (ascii number 163) embedded in the password string. Are extended ASCII chars allowed in password string? I get the following error message: ldap_bind: Invalid credentials (49) additional info: 80090308: LdapErr: DSID-0C090334, comment: AcceptSecurityContext error, data 52e, vece I understand that this means that the password is invalid. For example, if I have userID "Guest_01" and password "Test" then ldapsearch will work, but if I have userID "Guest_01" and passworrd "Test_£" then ldapsearch fails with above message. I have tried putting the -w password in double quotes and with no quotes. When password is -w Test or -w"Test" it works fine but when I use -w Test£ or -w"Test£", it fails. Thank you for your assistance. I am a developer who fixes bugs and ldap stuff is new to me for maintenance.