Re: searching based on dn

[Norbert Klasen <klasen@zdv.uni-tuebingen.de>]

Jeff Costlow wrote:
> 
> Is the below faster than searching like this:
> 
> $mesg = $ldap->search(
>         base   => "dc=alberta,dc=ca",
>         filter => "uid=bard",
>         scope  => "base" );
> 
> Or are they the same?

This query won't find any entries (assuming that dc=alberta,dc=ca has no
attribute "uid" with a value of "bard"). If you use a scope of "base"
only the entry specified by base is searched.

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