How to search for everything in the ldap database (such config)? On Fri, Mar 28, 2014 at 8:31 AM, Brad Hartlove <[email protected]> wrote: > Peng > > The default of "-b" should be whatever you have specified in your > ldap.conf configuration file. In a fresh install, without any > configuration, I do not believe it will look for any base. The "-b" flag > is used to specify the base of the tree from where you wish to begin your > search. If you also pass the "-v" flag, it will spit out the base you are > using ex:" # base <dc=somedomain,dc=com> with scope subtree". In the > ldap.conf (typically located in your /etc/opendlap directory in linux), > the directive you want to set is "BASE". It natively comes with something > that is commented out ex: #BASE dc=example,dc=com. You need to > uncomment and add the appropriate base location from where you wish to > operate. Bear in mind that this affects the behavior of all your OpenLDAP > client calls if the "-b" is not specified in the command string. > > Regards, > Brad Hartlove > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Peng Yu > Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2014 4:17 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: What is the default of `-b`? > > Hi, > > The man page says the following. > > `-b` *searchbase* > : Use *searchbase* as the starting point for the search instead of > the default. > > I'm wondering what is the default. If I don't specify -b, I will get an > error. Does anyone know how show all the contents from the database? > Thanks. > > $ sudo ldapsearch -Q -LLL -Y EXTERNAL -H ldapi:/// -b cn=config dn > dn: cn=config > > dn: cn=module{0},cn=config > > dn: cn=schema,cn=config > > dn: cn={0}core,cn=schema,cn=config > > dn: cn={1}cosine,cn=schema,cn=config > > dn: cn={2}nis,cn=schema,cn=config > > dn: cn={3}inetorgperson,cn=schema,cn=config > > dn: olcBackend={0}hdb,cn=config > > dn: olcDatabase={-1}frontend,cn=config > > dn: olcDatabase={0}config,cn=config > > dn: olcDatabase={1}hdb,cn=config > > $ sudo ldapsearch -Q -LLL -Y EXTERNAL -H ldapi:/// dn No such object (32) > > -- > Regards, > Peng
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