sudo using LDAP with SSL fails with error "sudo: ldap_sasl_bind_s(): Can't contact LDAP server"

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • sudo with LDAP with SSL is not working. It fails with following error -
# sudo -l  
sudo: ldap_sasl_bind_s(): Can't contact LDAP server

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5
  • sudo-1.7.2p1-7.el5_5

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