ldap query: ldapsearch for uniqueMember

Question

How can I search for a uniqueMember in an objectClass groupOfUniqueNames within OpenLdap?

dn: cn=group,dc=example,dc=com
objectclass: groupOfUniqueNames
cn: group
uniquemember: uid=member1
uniquemember: uid=member2

I've tried the following with no result:

ldapsearch -x -b dc=example,dc=com "(uniqueMember=uid=member1)"

Pls help me.

Whiffen

Answer 1

The assertion used in this filter is probably not the full DN: "(uniqueMember=uid=member1)". uniqueMember has DN syntax, therefore, the value used in the assertion must be a DN, for example: (uniqueMember=uid=member1,ou=people,dc=example,dc=com).

see also

• LDAP: Mastering Search Filters
• LDAP: Search best practices
• LDAP: Programming practices

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Answer 2

Your query needs to be

"(&(objectclass=groupOfUniqueNames)(uniqueMember=uid=member1,ou=people,dc=example,dc=com))"

something like that.

Stratocracy