Problem

You want to perform an LDAP search, matching entries which do not match certain criteria.

Solution

To perform a logical NOT we just use the exclamation mark ! – see example.

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))"


Reference

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• LDAP Docs – Quick Start Guide