Commonly Used ldapsearch Options

Option

Description

 

 

 

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".

 

 

-h

Specifies the hostname 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.

 

 

-l

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'snsslapd-timelimit

 

attribute.

 

 

-p

Specifies the TCP port number that the

 

Directory Server uses. For example, -p 1049.

 

The default is 389. If -Zis used, the default is

 

636.

 

 

-s

Specifies the scope of the search. The scope

 

can be one of the following:

 

base searches only the entry specified in the

 

-boption or defined by the LDAP_BASEDN

 

environment variable.

 

one searches only the immediate children of

 

the entry specified in the -boption. Only the

 

children are searched; the actual entry

 

specified in the -boption is not searched.

 

sub searches 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 -boption. This is the default.

 

 

-w

Gives the password associated with the

 

distinguished name that is specified in the -D

 

option. If this option is not specified,

 

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

 

 

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