Re: search for DN (Filter)

["Kurt D. Zeilenga" <Kurt@OpenLDAP.org>]

Modern versions of slapd(8) include an early implementation
of draft-zeilenga-ldap-entrydn-xx.txt, a work in progress.

At 02:58 PM 9/26/2006, François Beretti wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I don't know if it has something to do with the initial question, but
>sometimes I want to make a search such as:
>filter:
>(|(dn=uid=user1,ou=users,dc=domain)(dn=uid=user2,ou=users,dc=domain)(dn=uid=user3,ou=users,dc=domain))
>attributes: some attribute
>
>so I get in one request all the values of the attribute for the three users
>(maybe this example is not a good one, but in my software I really need such
>a thing, believe me)
>
>in openldap it seems not to be possible, while it is possible on other LDAP
>servers, that allow me to use a special attribute, like entrydn on iPlanet,
>or distinguishedName on Active Directory.
>
>am I wrong ?
>
>Regards,
>
>François
>
>2006/9/26, Ralf Haferkamp <rhafer@suse.de>:
>>
>>On Tuesday 26 September 2006 12:50, Moire wrote:
>>[..]
>>> Am 20.09.2006 um 19:19 schrieb Darko Delinac:
>>> > Limit the search scope to base (-s base) and as a base use the DN,
>>> > something like this:
>>> >
>>> > ldapsearch -x -h my_ldap_server -b "cn=Michael
>>> > Voss,ou=Eng,o=Firm,dc=domain,dc=org" -s base
>>>
>>> Also Delinac's suggestion would found not just one
>>> entry if there are some childs ...
>>You missed the "-s base" option to limit the search scope to just the base
>>object.
>>
>>> ldapsearch -x -b "cn=MyGivenname MySurname,ou=Privat,dc=Adressen,dc=afm"
>>> # extended LDIF
>>> #
>>> # LDAPv3
>>> # base <cn=MyGivenname MySurname,ou=Privat,dc=Adressen,dc=afm> with
>>> scope sub
>>> # filter: (objectclass=*)
>>> # requesting: ALL
>>> #
>>>
>>> # MyGivenname MySurname, Privat, Adressen.afm
>>> dn: cn=MyGivenname MySurname,ou=Privat,dc=Adressen,dc=afm
>>> objectClass: top
>>> objectClass: inetOrgPerson
>>> objectClass: person
>>> objectClass: organizationalPerson
>>> objectClass: pilotPerson
>>> displayName: MyGivennameMySurname
>>> givenName: MyGivenname
>>> ou: Sciences
>>> personalTitle:: TXIuIA==
>>> telephoneNumber: +00000000000
>>> description: et cetera
>>> sn: MySurname
>>> cn: MyGivenname MySurname
>>> labeledURI: http://www.void.org
>>>
>>> # test, MyGivenname MySurname, Privat, Adressen.afm
>>> dn: ou=test,cn=MyGivenname MySurname,ou=Privat,dc=Adressen,dc=afm
>>> objectClass: top
>>> objectClass: inetOrgPerson
>>> objectClass: person
>>> objectClass: organizationalPerson
>>> objectClass: pilotPerson
>>> sn: testchild
>>> cn: testchild
>>>
>>> # search result
>>> search: 2
>>> result: 0 Success
>>>
>>> # numResponses: 3
>>> # numEntries: 2
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Moire
>>
>>--
>>Ralf
>