Re: successful searches not returning results?

["W. L. Estes" <wlestes@uncg.edu>]

> Can you see the attribute if you select the entry by 
> an other attribut ?
> "uncgemail" for example.

Yes:

wlestes 2-1 ~ $ ldapsearch '(uncgdep=*trade*)'
version: 2

#
# filter: (uncgdep=*trade*)
# requesting: ALL
#

# "Aaroe,Christian D. (Mr.)", dc=michael, dc=uncg, dc=edu

(Along with just over 30 other entries, so it's finding them all)

Thanks,

--Will

> > > >I am using openldap-2.0.11 and I have some data in the ldap tree which
> > > >I would like to search. This data has several attributes, one of which
> > > >I use in the dn.  I can search all the attributes except the one that
> > > >I am using in the dn. If I perform any search on that attribute with
> > > >ldapsearch(1), a "successful" search is returned but no results come
> > > > back.
> > >
> > > Likely the filter you provided successfully doesn't actually
> > > match any entry.
> > >
> > > Note that if the value is present only in the DN
> > > (which OpenLDAP allows), then the filter won't match.
> >
> > I have the following entry in an ldbm:
> >
> > dn: uncgfullname="Aaroe,Christian D. (Mr.)", dc=michael, dc=uncg, dc=edu
> > objectclass: uncgemp
> > uncgfullname: Aaroe,Christian D. (Mr.)
> > uncgdep: Building & Trades
> > uncgoffice: Sink Building
> > uncgpermanentaddress: 312 Jackson Street Greensboro NC 27403
> > uncgofficephone: (336) 334-3365
> > uncgpermanentphone: (336) 272-3101
> > uncgemail: AAROE@UNCG.EDU
> >
> > I perform the following search:
> >
> > wlestes 2-8 ~ $ ldapsearch '(uncgfullname=*a*)'
> >
> > And get the following answer:
> >
> > version: 2
> >
> > #
> > # filter: (uncgfullname=*a*)
> > # requesting: ALL
> > #
> >
> > # search result
> > search: 2
> > result: 0 Success
> >
> > # numResponses: 1