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Re: Efficient Searching

To: Neil Hunter <neil.hunter@theplanet.net>
Subject: Re: Efficient Searching
From: "Kurt D. Zeilenga" <Kurt@OpenLDAP.org>
Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 09:40:36 -0700
Cc: OpenLDAP-general <openldap-general@OpenLDAP.org>
In-reply-to: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0005231656300.11736-100000@localhost.localdo main>
References: <3.0.5.32.20000519091120.00959100@infidel.boolean.net>

At 05:21 PM 5/23/00 +0100, Neil Hunter wrote:
>I've got a few questions regarding the search process in OpenLDAP - any help
>appreciated!

Note that this list if for questions not specific to OpenLDAP software.
Such questions should be asked on the openldap-software mailing list.

I'll give a general answer below... it applies to most LDAP servers
(including OpenLDAP).

>I'm trying to get clear in my head whether, given a simple mapping from a value
>to a DN, it is more efficient to create an equality index on an attribute or to
>issue a base-scope search.

In general, it is more efficient to obtain a single entry with
a base scope search regardless of what indexes might be available.

References:
- Re: DB question
  - From: "Kurt D. Zeilenga" <Kurt@OpenLDAP.org>

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