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Re: ldapsearch using dn= as the filter returns no results.

> "dn=<something>" is not a valid filter because "dn" is not an attribute
> name.  If you already know the DN to search for, then what you need is a
> "read", i.e. a search with base=the DN and scope="base".  But this
> question is off-topic here.

That makes sense, and solves my problem, thanks.

I apologize if I was off-topic, but I believed I was on-topic by reading the description from OpenLDAP's page:

"This mailing list is for technical discussions of use topics specific to OpenLDAP Software (as well as JLDAP and JDBC-LDAP). All users of OpenLDAP Software should subscribe to this list. This list can have a high volume of messages."


denis


Pierangelo Masarati wrote: 
Eclipse WebMaster (Denis Roy) wrote:

Hi,

After Googling this for about an hour, I decided to post here. If I issue the following command:

$> ldapsearch -x -LLL "uid=droy"

I get:
dn: uid=droy,ou=people,dc=eclipse,dc=org
cn: Denis Roy
[...]

However, if I try a search using my DN, I can never get a result:
ldapsearch -x -LLL "dn=uid=droy,ou=people,dc=eclipse,dc=org"

I'm writing a Perl application where I have the user's DN, and need their mail address. Unfortunately, perl's ldap->search using the DN as a filter behaves the same way.

Any help or pointers on how to search for entries based on the DN would be appreciated!



"dn=<something>" is not a valid filter because "dn" is not an attribute name. If you already know the DN to search for, then what you need is a "read", i.e. a search with base=the DN and scope="base". But this question is off-topic here.

p.


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