Adam Pordzik wrote: > Hai Zaar wrote: > >> I have bash script that does this: >> hostDN=( $(ldapsearch .... | grep '^dn' | cut -d ' ' -f 2) ) >> The problem is that if the 'dn' line is too long, ldapsearch splits it >> to several lines according to LDIF rules. >> >> Is there any way to tell ldapsearch not to split lines (or does it >> depends on server side?) > > AFAIK there is not. And if got RFC 2849 right, there is no need > for splitting, so I would also appreciate an optional parameter. > (A fourth "-L" might be good for that purpose or an numerical > operator to specify custom wrapping)
Yet another case where using a decent scripting language with an appropriate LDIF module would do the job with less hassle. Or even better doing the job directly with an LDAP module. This is a general topic better discussed on [email protected] list. Ciao, Michael.
