ldap authentication fails with windows 2008 server when base dn does not contain cn

[Alan DeKok]

Winson Fernandes wrote:
> Please let me know what needs to be done for the ldap search to work
> with windows AD when the cn is not configured.

  Ask Microsoft.  This is a Windows problem, not a FreeRADIUS one.
FreeRADIUS treats the Base DN as a text string, and passes it to LDAP.
if LDAP fails, it's because the LDAP server doesn't like the string.

  Alan DeKok.