1 files changed, 18 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/providers/ldap/sdap_utils.c b/src/providers/ldap/sdap_utils.c
index 194f4a133..d1e886d4c 100644
--- a/src/providers/ldap/sdap_utils.c
+++ b/src/providers/ldap/sdap_utils.c
@@ -140,3 +140,21 @@ done:
     talloc_free(tmp_ctx);
     return ret;
 }
+
+errno_t deref_string_to_val(const char *str, int *val)
+{
+    if (strcasecmp(str, "never") == 0) {
+        *val = LDAP_DEREF_NEVER;
+    } else if (strcasecmp(str, "searching") == 0) {
+        *val = LDAP_DEREF_SEARCHING;
+    } else if (strcasecmp(str, "finding") == 0) {
+        *val = LDAP_DEREF_FINDING;
+    } else if (strcasecmp(str, "always") == 0) {
+        *val = LDAP_DEREF_ALWAYS;
+    } else {
+        DEBUG(SSSDBG_CRIT_FAILURE, "Illegal deref option [%s].\n", str);
+        return EINVAL;
+    }
+
+    return EOK;
+}