Red Hat Directory Server 8.0 Administrator's Guide

Option Description
useful for sorting according to a matching
rule, as with an international search. In
general, it is faster to sort on the server rather
than on the client.
-z Sets the maximum number of entries to return
in response to a search request. For example,
-z 1000. Normally, regardless of the value
specified here, ldapsearch never returns
more entries than the number allowed by the
server's nsslapd-sizelimit attribute.
However, this limitation can be overridden by
binding as the root DN when using this
command-line argument. When binding as the
root DN, this option defaults to zero (0). The
default value for the nsslapd-sizelimit
attribute is 2000 entries.
For detailed information on all ldapsearch utility options, refer to the Directory Server
Configuration, Command, and File Reference.
2.4. ldapsearch Examples
The next set of examples assumes the following:
• The search is for all entries in the directory.
• The directory is configured to support anonymous access for search and read. This means
that no bind information has to be supplied in order to perform the search. For more
information on anonymous access, see Section 4.2, “Defining User Access - userdn
Keyword”.
• The server is located on a host named mozilla.
• The server uses port number 389. Since this is the default port, the port number does not
have to be sent in the search request.
• SSL is enabled for the server on port 636(the default SSL port number).
• The suffix under which all data is stored is dc=example,dc=com.
2.4.1. Returning All Entries
Given the previous information, the following call will return all entries in the directory (subject to
the configured size and time resource limits):
Appendix B. Finding Directory Entries
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