Ldap – how to use ldapsearch for sort attributes filter

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I would like to know how to use ldapsearch filter for sort mail by gid number. I tried several command and I don't get what I expected. I got all the entry without sorting or nothing.

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Use -S parameter (in your case, -S gid) in ldapsearch command. From the ldapsearch man page:

-S attribute Sort the entries returned based on attribute. The default is not to sort entries returned. If attribute is a zero-length string (""), the entries are sorted by the components of their Distinguished Name. See ldap_sort(3) for more details. Note that ldapsearch normally prints out entries as it receives them. The use of the -S option defeats this behavior, causing all entries to be retrieved, then sorted, then printed.

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LDAP search filter for Active Directory

It is not possible to use different filter. User account hasn't attribute with domain name, so you cannot construct query with domain as parameter.

In Active Directory LDAP service contains only information from domain, for which DC is controller. If you have trusts with other domianst in forest, for getting information abount user from different domain you should contact with LDAP service from that domain.

Proper solution: discard domain name from search filter. Attribute sAMAccountName is unique in domain.

Ldap – Using a file to store an ldapsearch query

File should look like this:

abc123
lmn456
xyz789

and command like this:

ldapsearch -v -h somehost.com -D "CN=valid_user,DC=valid_everything" -q -b "OU=valid_ou,DC=valid_dc" -s sub -f myqueries.txt "(cn=%s)" -L objectGUID

File given after -f can only holds parameters of query, not the query.

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