Added new_superior arg to Net::LDAP rename method. This enables moving an entry in the tree by specifying the new parent container in addition to the rename entry functionality. Added a unit test file test_rename.rb for this method.

lib/net/ldap.rb

@@ -1507,16 +1507,19 @@ class Net::LDAP::Connection #:nodoc:
   #--
   # TODO: need to support a time limit, in case the server fails to respond.
   #++
-  def rename(args)
+  def rename args
     old_dn = args[:olddn] or raise "Unable to rename empty DN"
     new_rdn = args[:newrdn] or raise "Unable to rename to empty RDN"
     delete_attrs = args[:delete_attributes] ? true : false
+		new_superior = args[:new_superior]
 
-    request = [old_dn.to_ber, new_rdn.to_ber, delete_attrs.to_ber].to_ber_appsequence(12)
+		request = [old_dn.to_ber, new_rdn.to_ber, delete_attrs.to_ber]
-    pkt = [next_msgid.to_ber, request].to_ber_sequence
+		request << new_superior.to_ber unless new_superior == nil
+  	
+    pkt = [next_msgid.to_ber, request.to_ber_appsequence(12)].to_ber_sequence
     @conn.write pkt
 
-    (be = @conn.read_ber(Net::LDAP::AsnSyntax)) && (pdu = Net::LdapPdu.new(be)) && (pdu.app_tag == 13) or raise Net::LDAP::LdapError, "response missing or invalid"
+    (be = @conn.read_ber(AsnSyntax)) && (pdu = LdapPdu.new( be )) && (pdu.app_tag == 13) or raise LdapError.new( "response missing or invalid" )
     pdu.result_code
   end
 

test/test_rename.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+require 'common'
+
+class TestRename < Test::Unit::TestCase
+ 	HOST= '10.10.10.71'
+	PORT = 389
+	BASE = "o=test"
+	AUTH = { :method => :simple, :username => "cn=testadmin,#{BASE}", :password => 'password' }
+	BASIC_USER = "cn=jsmith,ou=sales,#{BASE}"
+	RENAMED_USER = "cn=jbrown,ou=sales,#{BASE}"
+	MOVED_USER = "cn=jsmith,ou=marketing,#{BASE}"
+	RENAMED_MOVED_USER = "cn=jjones,ou=marketing,#{BASE}"
+
+	def setup
+		# create the entries we're going to manipulate
+		Net::LDAP::open(:host => HOST, :port => PORT, :auth => AUTH) do |ldap|
+			if ldap.add(:dn => "ou=sales,#{BASE}", :attributes => { :ou => "sales", :objectclass => "organizationalUnit" })
+				puts "Add failed: #{ldap.get_operation_result.message} - code: #{ldap.get_operation_result.code}"
+			end
+			ldap.add(:dn => "ou=marketing,#{BASE}", :attributes => { :ou => "marketing", :objectclass => "organizationalUnit" })
+			ldap.add(:dn => BASIC_USER, :attributes => { :cn => "jsmith", :objectclass => "inetOrgPerson", :sn => "Smith" })
+		end
+	end
+
+	def test_rename_entry
+		dn = nil
+		Net::LDAP::open(:host => HOST, :port => PORT, :auth => AUTH) do |ldap|
+			ldap.rename(:olddn => BASIC_USER, :newrdn => "cn=jbrown")
+				
+			ldap.search(:base => RENAMED_USER) do |entry|
+				dn = entry.dn
+			end
+		end
+		assert_equal(RENAMED_USER, dn)
+	end
+
+	def test_move_entry
+		dn = nil
+		Net::LDAP::open(:host => HOST, :port => PORT, :auth => AUTH) do |ldap|
+			ldap.rename(:olddn => BASIC_USER, :newrdn => "cn=jsmith", :new_superior => "ou=marketing,#{BASE}")
+			
+			ldap.search(:base => MOVED_USER) do |entry|
+				dn = entry.dn
+			end
+		end
+		assert_equal(MOVED_USER, dn)
+	end
+
+	def test_move_and_rename_entry
+		dn = nil
+		Net::LDAP::open(:host => HOST, :port => PORT, :auth => AUTH) do |ldap|
+			ldap.rename(:olddn => BASIC_USER, :newrdn => "cn=jjones", :new_superior => "ou=marketing,#{BASE}")
+			
+			ldap.search(:base => RENAMED_MOVED_USER) do |entry|
+				dn = entry.dn
+			end
+		end
+		assert_equal(RENAMED_MOVED_USER, dn)
+	end
+
+	def teardown
+		# delete the entries
+		# note: this doesn't always completely clear up on eDirectory as objects get locked while
+		# the rename/move is being completed on the server and this prevents the delete from happening
+		Net::LDAP::open(:host => HOST, :port => PORT, :auth => AUTH) do |ldap|
+			ldap.delete(:dn => BASIC_USER)
+			ldap.delete(:dn => RENAMED_USER)
+			ldap.delete(:dn => MOVED_USER)
+			ldap.delete(:dn => RENAMED_MOVED_USER)
+			ldap.delete(:dn => "ou=sales,#{BASE}")
+			ldap.delete(:dn => "ou=marketing,#{BASE}")
+		end
+	end
+end