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Using ldapsearch
Appendix B Finding Directory Entries 517
For detailed information on all
ldapsearch
utility options, refer to the Netscape
Directory Server Configuration, Command, and File Reference.
-s
Specifies the scope of the search. The scope can be one of the
following:
•
base
—Search only the entry specified in the
-b
option or defined
by the
LDAP_BASEDN
environment variable.
•
one
—Search only the immediate children of the entry specified in
the
-b
option. Only the children are searched; the actual entry
specified in the
-b
option is not searched.
•
sub
—Search the entry specified in the
-b
option and all of its
descendants. That is, perform a subtree search starting at the point
identified in the
-b
option. This is the default.
-w
Specifies the password associated with the distinguished name that is
specified in the
-D
option. If you do not specify this option,
anonymous access is used. For example,
-w diner892
.
-x
Specifies that the search results are sorted on the server rather than on
the client. This is useful if you want to sort 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
Specifies 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, you can override this
limitation by binding as the root DN when using this command-line
argument. When you bind as the root DN, this option defaults to zero
(0). The default value for the
nsslapd-sizelimit
attribute is 2,000
entries.
Option Description