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ldapcompare(1) |
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ldapcompare − LDAP compare tool
ldapcompare [−n] [−v] [−z] [−M[M]] [−d debuglevel] [−D binddn] [−W] [−w passwd] [−y passwdfile] [−H ldapuri] [−h ldaphost] [−p ldapport] [−P 2|3] [−O security-properties] [−I] [−Q] [−U authcid] [−R realm] [−x] [−X authzid] [−Y mech] [−Z[Z]] DN < attr:value | attr::b64value >
ldapcompare is a shell-accessible interface to the ldap_compare(3) library call.
ldapcompare opens a connection to an LDAP server, binds, and performs a compare using specified parameters. The DN should be a distinguished name in the directory. Attr should be a known attribute. If followed by one colon, the assertion value should be provided as a string. If followed by two colons, the base64 encoding of the value is provided. The result code of the compare is provided as the exit code and, unless ran with -z, the program prints TRUE, FALSE, or UNDEFINED on standard output.
−n |
Show what would be done, but don’t actually perform the compare. Useful for debugging in conjunction with -v. | ||
−v |
Run in verbose mode, with many diagnostics written to standard output. | ||
−z |
Run in quiet mode, no output is written. You must check the return status. Useful in shell scripts. | ||
−M[M] |
Enable manage DSA IT control. −MM makes control critical. |
−d debuglevel
Set the LDAP debugging level to debuglevel. ldapcompare must be compiled with LDAP_DEBUG defined for this option to have any effect.
−x |
Use simple authentication instead of SASL. |
−D binddn
Use the Distinguished Name binddn to bind to the LDAP directory.
−W |
Prompt for simple authentication. This is used instead of specifying the password on the command line. |
−w passwd
Use passwd as the password for simple authentication.
−y passwdfile
Use complete contents of passwdfile as the password for simple authentication.
−H ldapuri
Specify URI(s) referring to the ldap server(s); only the protocol/host/port fields are allowed; a list of URI, separated by whitespace or commas is expected.
−h ldaphost
Specify an alternate host on which the ldap server is running. Deprecated in favor of -H.
−p ldapport
Specify an alternate TCP port where the ldap server is listening. Deprecated in favor of -H.
−P 2|3 |
Specify the LDAP protocol version to use. |
−O security-properties
Specify SASL security properties.
−I |
Enable SASL Interactive mode. Always prompt. Default is to prompt only as needed. | ||
−Q |
Enable SASL Quiet mode. Never prompt. |
−U authcid
Specify the authentication ID for SASL bind. The form of the ID depends on the actual SASL mechanism used.
−R realm
Specify the realm of authentication ID for SASL bind. The form of the realm depends on the actual SASL mechanism used.
−X authzid
Specify the requested authorization ID for SASL bind. authzid must be one of the following formats: dn:<distinguished name> or u:<username>
−Y mech
Specify the SASL mechanism to be used for authentication. If it’s not specified, the program will choose the best mechanism the server knows.
−Z[Z] |
Issue StartTLS (Transport Layer Security) extended operation. If you use −ZZ, the command will require the operation to be successful. |
ldapcompare
"uid=babs,dc=example,dc=com" sn:Jensen
ldapcompare "uid=babs,dc=example,dc=com"
sn::SmVuc2Vu
are all equivalent.
Requiring the value be passed on the command line is limiting and introduces some security concerns. The command should support a mechanism to specify the location (file name or URL) to read the value from.
ldap.conf(5), ldif(5), ldap(3), ldap_compare(3)
The OpenLDAP Project <http://www.openldap.org/>
OpenLDAP is developed and maintained by The OpenLDAP Project (http://www.openldap.org/). OpenLDAP is derived from University of Michigan LDAP 3.3 Release.
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