ldapcompare

Description ldapcompare is used to perform compare queries that prints a message whether the result returned a match or not. ldapcompare opens a connection to an LDAP directory server, binds, and performs the comparison specified on the command line or from a specified file.

Syntax

# ldapcompare -d [<options>] dn <attribute> <value>

Parameter	Description
-d	Debug flag
<options>	See below
dn	The DN object
attribute	The attribute of the DN object
value	The value of the attribute of the DN object

The ldapcompare options are as follows:

• -u - Include user-friendly entry names in the output.
• -d <level> - Set LDAP debugging level to "level".
• -F sep -Print "sep" instead of "=" between attribute names and values.
• -f <file> - Perform sequence of compares listed in "file".
• -D <binddn> - Bind DN.
• -w <passwd> - Bind password (for simple authentication).
• -h <host> - LDAP server.
• -p <port> - Port on the LDAP server.
• -T <timeout> - Client side timeout for all operations (in milliseconds).
• -l <time limit> - Server Side time limit (in seconds) for compare.
• -z <size limit> - Server Side size limit (in entries) for compare.