ldapsearch with logical OR

[problem]

You want to match more one or another pattern, in your LDAP search.

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[solution]

To match more one pattern or another we use the pipe symbol “|” .

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[example]

This is how to perform a logical OR LDAP search.


ldapsearch -x -v-D"cn=Manager,dc=demo,dc=net"-w secret
-b"dc=demo,dc=net" "(|(sn=Doe)(sn=Smith))"

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[reference]

[tags]ldapsearch syntax, openldap ldapsearch, LDAP Training School[/tags]

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