Tony Murray wrote:
>
> Hi Al
>
> objectClass is a multivalued attribute. "user" is included in the
> ojbjectClass attribute value for all computer objects through class
> inheritance. You can see this quite clearly if you use LDP to view
> the attributes of a computer object.
>
> This is the reason why your query returns computer objects in
> addition to user objects.
>
> An alternative is to use the objectCategory attribute as this is
> single valued. Simply substitutue objectCategory for objectClass in
> your query string and it should work.
Tony,
Thank you for the refresher. I should have remembered that.
Works like a charm!
thanks again!
al
> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> From: Al Lilianstrom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 09:56:01 -0500
>
> I'm using ldifde to query my DC for a list of users - no matter where
> they are located. I'm trying to key on the objectclass: user attribute
> that all user accounts have. If I do something like
>
> C:\ldifde -m -f tmp.txt -r "objectClass=user" -l dn,objectclass
>
> tmp.txt contains both user accounts and computer accounts. Computer
> accounts do not have the objectclass: user attribute in them.
>
> I've also tried -r "(objectClass=user)" with the same results.
>
> Any ideas as to what I'm doing wrong?
>
> al
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