def set_card_id(uidNumber, card_id):
ldapconn = get_ldap_connection()
+ # fix uidNumber for three/four digit uids
+ uidNumber = str(int(uidNumber))
basedn = 'ou=People,dc=ucc,dc=gu,dc=uwa,dc=edu,dc=au'
filter = ldap.filter.filter_format('(uidNumber=%s)', (uidNumber, ))
attrs = ('objectClass', )