于 Wed, 13 Jun 2007 12:28:06 -0700 Howard Chu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 写道:
> Zhang Weiwu wrote: > > Dear list > > > > As the project I am working on requires, all ldap search results > > should return latest-modified entry first. This requirement have > > many practical reason behind it and is an important requirement. I > > solve this problem by always invoke ldap search with 'sort' option. > > > > I believe by doing so I have lowered down performance, especially > > the search result is often several thousands records. Now the > > server is overburden. I have noticed if I don't use sort feature, > > the result is always the reverse of the project requirement: last > > modified entries are displayed last. (project requirement is: last > > modified entries are displayed first.) > > That must be pure coincidence. Entries are returned in their order of > creation, not order of modification. There is no configuration that > will change this ordering. I don't think it's pure coincidence, at least not 'pure'. I tried to modify an entry in middle of the search result, and do search again, this very entry goes to the bottom of the search result.
