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ldapsearch filter with dn

I wanted to search for mentioned entity from the ldapsearch:

ldapsearch -LLL -x -H ldaps://ldapserver -E pr=1000/noprompt -b "O=XXX,C=AN " "(dn=cn=firstName lastName  1231233,ou=employee,o=xxx,c=an)"

I get the output as 

# pagedresults: cookie=

But when i search the same entity with its alias name, I am getting the whole object return from the command.

So, why I am not getting the return from the mentioned command.

I wanted to do the filter on the dn field from the as already mentioned and the same dn I got from the alias search field. So ideally I should get the result if I used the correct way to filter.

Please let me know if I made any mistake on the filter query.

Solution

  • You can access the entry by its dn using the following (probably what @user207421 suggested) : 

    ldapsearch -LLL -x -H ldaps://ldapserver -b "cn=firstName lastName  1231233,ou=employee,o=xxx,c=an" -s base

    The key is to set the searched entry as the base with the appropriate scope, that is base.