Using ldapsearch to find DNS-DHCP locator objects

Ho To find DNS-DHCP locator objects

How many locator objects are in the tree?

How to discover where a DNS-DHCP locator object is in the tree.

Example of a simple anonymous ldapsearch for all locator objects

ldapsearch -x -b “” -s sub objectClass=dNIPlocator

Example of secure simple bind ldapsearch

In this example user is admin.novell and the base container is o=novell

/usr/bin/ldapsearch -x -H ldaps:// -D cn=admin,o=novell -W -b "o=novell" -s sub "(objectclass=dnip:locator)" dn

Example of a DSfW IPCEXTERNAL bind ldapsearch on a DSfW server
Be sure to export the LAPCONF=/etc/opt/novell/xad/openldap/ldap.conf before running the search

/usr/bin/ldapsearch -Y EXTERNAL -b "" -s sub "(objectclass=dnip:locator)" dn

-x is for simple binds

-H ldaps:// is the secure bind

-D is the bind user name and context

-W prompts for password

-b is the base

-s is the scope, use sub to do a subtree seach

"(objectclass=dnip:locator)" is the filter

dn means only the dn will be returned

Add -LLL to remove search results additional info that is displayed

For DSfW the -Y EXTERNAL is using the IPCEXTERNAL bind

In the View Objects | Search tab | set the context to [root], place a check mark in Search sub-containers, place a * for name and for Type select Locator.  Press Search and all DNS DHCP Locator objects will be returned.