Hallo, first I m a beginner in using ldap. My question: What s the best way to export the whole content of a ldap-directory starting with cn=name;dc=de using only a shell and ldap-commands. Hello Ralf, Try something like (depends a bit on your OS): ldapsearch -b 'your base dn' -D 'your user ' -w 'password' cn=* > somefile.txt Cheers, Claus