Re: What is the default of `-b`?

[Peng Yu <pengyu.ut@gmail.com>]

How to search for everything in the ldap database (such config)?

On Fri, Mar 28, 2014 at 8:31 AM, Brad Hartlove
<bradley.hartlove@g2-inc.com> wrote:
> Peng
>
> The default of "-b" should be whatever you have specified in your
> ldap.conf configuration file.  In a fresh install, without any
> configuration, I do not believe it will look for any base.  The "-b" flag
> is used to specify the base of the tree from where you wish to begin your
> search.  If you also pass the "-v" flag, it will spit out the base you are
> using ex:" # base <dc=somedomain,dc=com> with scope subtree".  In the
> ldap.conf (typically located in your /etc/opendlap directory in linux),
> the directive you want to set is "BASE".  It natively comes with something
> that is commented out ex: #BASE   dc=example,dc=com.  You need to
> uncomment and add the appropriate base location from where you wish to
> operate.  Bear in mind that this affects the behavior of all your OpenLDAP
> client calls if the "-b" is not specified in the command string.
>
> Regards,
> Brad Hartlove
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: openldap-technical-bounces@OpenLDAP.org
> [mailto:openldap-technical-bounces@OpenLDAP.org] On Behalf Of Peng Yu
> Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2014 4:17 PM
> To: openldap-technical@openldap.org
> Subject: What is the default of `-b`?
>
> Hi,
>
> The man page says the following.
>
> `-b` *searchbase*
> :   Use *searchbase* as the starting point for the search instead of
> the default.
>
> I'm wondering what is the default. If I don't specify -b, I will get an
> error. Does anyone know how show all the contents from the database?
> Thanks.
>
> $ sudo ldapsearch -Q -LLL -Y EXTERNAL -H ldapi:/// -b cn=config dn
> dn: cn=config
>
> dn: cn=module{0},cn=config
>
> dn: cn=schema,cn=config
>
> dn: cn={0}core,cn=schema,cn=config
>
> dn: cn={1}cosine,cn=schema,cn=config
>
> dn: cn={2}nis,cn=schema,cn=config
>
> dn: cn={3}inetorgperson,cn=schema,cn=config
>
> dn: olcBackend={0}hdb,cn=config
>
> dn: olcDatabase={-1}frontend,cn=config
>
> dn: olcDatabase={0}config,cn=config
>
> dn: olcDatabase={1}hdb,cn=config
>
> $ sudo ldapsearch -Q -LLL -Y EXTERNAL -H ldapi:///  dn No such object (32)
>
> --
> Regards,
> Peng



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Regards,
Peng