Re: Bad search filter (-7)

[Quanah Gibson-Mount <quanah@stanford.edu>]

--On Wednesday, January 25, 2006 10:31 AM -0800 Michael Oliver 
<ollie@alariussystems.com> wrote:

> However following the guide I try
>
> ldapsearch -x -b '' -s base '(objectclass=*)' namingContexts
>
> and I get:
>
> # extended LDIF
> #
> # LDAPv3
> # base <''> with scope base
> # filter: '(objectclass=*)'
> # requesting: namingContexts
> #
>
> ldapsearch: ldap_search_ext: Bad search filter (-7)
>
> instead of what I expected based on the guide:
>
>       dn:
>       namingContexts: dc=invent,dc=albanynanotech,dc=org
>
>
> What am I doing wrong, I have read and re-read the instructions.

I would figure out:

What version of OpenLDAP you have running


Because using my 2.3 servers:

tribes:~> ldapsearch -x -b '' -s base '(objectclass=*)' namingContexts
# extended LDIF
#
# LDAPv3
# base <> with scope baseObject
# filter: (objectclass=*)
# requesting: namingContexts
#

#
dn:
namingContexts: dc=stanford,dc=edu

# search result
search: 2
result: 0 Success

# numResponses: 2
# numEntries: 1


It is as expected.

--Quanah

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