
In cases where attributes of the type integer or long However, you need to take into consideration that such filtering alwaysĬosts more server performance than an ordinary 'one-dimensional' attribute is an object of the class types top, person, organizationalPerson und user. Of the directory schema, an object will always be an instance of several The character zero (\00) may also be required occasionally.Īlso possible to filter for certain values in multivalue attributes.Īn example is the attribute objectClass.

(!proxyAddresses=*)Īn example: We want to retrieve all objects whose attributes "displayName" start (&(objectclass=user)(displayName=Foeckeler) The search criteria consist of a requirement for an LDAP attribute,Į.g. (.K1.) (.K2.) (.K3.) (.K4.))Įvery AND/OR operation can also be understood as a single criterion: LDAP filters are defined in the following RFCs (Request for Comments): An example for the use of an LDAPįilter for a query that can be defined in the tool 'AD Users and Computers':įor ADSI scripting filters are mainly needed for the ADO They can be used in severalĭialogs of the graphic AD or Exchange directory tools, either supportedīy wizards or entered directly by hand. LDAP filters are needed in many situations.


All users and contacts within a certain Organizational Unit (OU).By using LDAP filters criteria can be specified when searching for certain
