Searching the Directory

1. Specify the top of the subtree you want to browse.

   Use the Move upwards control to move up the directory tree hierarchy. At each position, the naming context list shows you the parent naming context and any child naming contexts. Choose the naming context you want to browse. The top entry in that naming context becomes the currently-selected entry.

2. Enter the search string in the Subtree search field and click on the Search button.

   The search string can be an attribute value, or a valid LDAP filter. See Table 2-1.

   After a short delay, a list of entries that match the search string is displayed, up to the limit configured for the gateway. See the Sun Directory Services 3.1 Administration Guide for information. Click on an entry to see the attributes it contains.

   Figure 5-3 Search Results Page

   
   

   By default, a search at the upper levels of the directory tree (root or country level) is a one-level search, that is, only child entries of the currently selected entry is searched and the target of the search is assumed to be a country, organization or locality entry. In the rest of the directory tree, a search is a subtree search and the target is assumed to be a entry relating to a person. This search strategy is configured in the file dswebfilter.conf. See the dswebfilter.conf(4) manpage for information.