Use ldapsearch(1) to find a directory entry. ldapsearch opens a connection to the LDAP directory server, binds to the directory server, and performs a search of the directory.
Find members of IEEE that work at Ultra Keyboards in the United States.
% ldapsearch -L -b "o=IEEE, o=Ultra Keyboards Inc., c=US" uid=\* |
The results of the search are:
dn: uid=jqwerty, o=IEEE, o=Ultra keyboards Inc., c=US uid: jqwerty cn: jqwerty userpassword: {crypt}somecryptedtext uidnumber: 12345 gidnumber: 123 gecos: Joseph Qwerty homedirectory: /home/jqwerty loginshell: /bin/csh objectclass: top objectclass: shadowAccount objectclass: account objectclass: posixAccount shadowlastchange: 3455 dn: uid=bhand, o=IEEE, o=Ultra keyboards Inc., c=US uid: bhand cn: bhand userpassword: {crypt}somecryptedtext uidnumber: 12347 gidnumber: 123 gecos: William Handset homedirectory: /home/bhand loginshell: /bin/csh objectclass: top objectclass: shadowAccount objectclass: account objectclass: posixAccount shadowlastchange: 3440 |