Re: ldapsearch using dn= as the filter returns no results.

[Pierangelo Masarati <ando@sys-net.it>]

Eclipse WebMaster (Denis Roy) wrote:

> Hi,
>
> After Googling this for about an hour, I decided to post here. If I 
> issue the following command:
>
> $> ldapsearch -x -LLL "uid=droy"
>
> I get:
> dn: uid=droy,ou=people,dc=eclipse,dc=org
> cn: Denis Roy
> [...]
>
> However, if I try a search using my DN, I can never get a result:
> ldapsearch -x -LLL "dn=uid=droy,ou=people,dc=eclipse,dc=org"
>
> I'm writing a Perl application where I have the user's DN, and need 
> their mail address. Unfortunately, perl's ldap->search using the DN as 
> a filter behaves the same way.
>
> Any help or pointers on how to search for entries based on the DN 
> would be appreciated!


"dn=<something>" is not a valid filter because "dn" is not an attribute 
name.  If you already know the DN to search for, then what you need is a 
"read", i.e. a search with base=the DN and scope="base".  But this 
question is off-topic here.

p.


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