HP-UX Directory Server 8.1 administrator guide

B.2.2 ldapsearch command-line format
The ldapsearch command must use the following format:
ldapsearch [optional_options] [optional_search_filter] [optional_list_of_attributes]
• optional_options is a series of command line options. These must be specified before
the search filter, if any are used.
• optional_search_filter is an LDAP search filter as described in “LDAP search filters”.
Do not specify a separate search filter if search filters are specified in a file using the -f
option.
• optional_list_of_attributes is a list of attributes separated by a space. Specifying
a list of attributes reduces the number of attributes returned in the search results. This list
of attributes must appear after the search filter. For an example, see “Displaying subsets of
attributes”. If a list of attributes is not specified, the search returns values for all attributes
permitted by the access control set in the directory (with the exception of operational
attributes).
NOTE:
For operational attributes to be returned as a result of a search operation, they must be
explicitly specified in the search command. To retrieve regular attributes in addition to
explicitly specified operational attributes, use an asterisk (*) in the list of attributes in the
ldapsearch command. To retrieve no attributes, just a list of the matching DNs, use the
special attribute 1.1. This is useful, for example, to get a list of DNs to pass to the
ldapdelete command.
B.2.3 Commonly used ldapsearch options
The following table lists the most commonly used ldapsearch command line options. If a
specified value contains a space ( ), the value should be surrounded by single or double quotation
marks, such as -b "ou=groups, dc=example,dc=com".
DescriptionOption
Specifies the starting point for the search. The value specified here must be a distinguished name
that currently exists in the database. This is optional if the LDAP_BASEDN environment variable
has been set to a base DN. The value specified in this option should be provided in single or
double quotation marks. For example:
-b "cn=Barbara Jensen, ou=Product Development,dc=example,dc=com"
To search the root DSE entry, specify an empty string here, such as -b "" .
-b
Specifies the distinguished name with which to authenticate to the server. This is optional if
anonymous access is supported by the server. If specified, this value must be a DN recognized
by the Directory Server, and it must also have the authority to search for the entries. For example,
-D "uid=bjensen, dc=example,dc=com".
-D
Specifies the host name or IP address of the machine on which the Directory Server is installed.
For example, -h mozilla. If a host is not specified, ldapsearch uses the localhost.
NOTE:
Directory Server supports both IPv4 and IPv6 IP addresses.
-h
Specifies the maximum number of seconds to wait for a search request to complete. For example,
-l 300. The default value for the nsslapd-timelimit attribute is 3600 seconds. Regardless
of the value specified, ldapsearch will never wait longer than is allowed by the server's
nsslapd-timelimit attribute.
-l
Specifies the TCP port number that the Directory Server uses. For example, -p 1049. The default
is 389. If -Z is used, the default is 636.
-p
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