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LDAP-primer.md

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The `dn` line will be explained in the next section. Here, just note that
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there are multiple lines starting with "objectClass". That's because most
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LDAP attributes can have multiple values, which is represented in LDIF as separate
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lines with the same attribute name. Attribute values in an entry form a set:
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there must not be any duplicate values for a given attribute.
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lines with the same attribute name. Attribute values in an entry form
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a mathematical set: there must not be any duplicate values for a given attribute.
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Attributes cannot exist without values; there's no concept in LDAP of a `null` value.
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It has a plethora of parameters and options, of which the following four are usually
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all it's necessary to provide:
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1. The _search base_, which is the starting point in the DIT for the operation. It must
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1. The _search base_, the starting point in the DIT for the operation. It must
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lie within a naming context; one exception is the search for the root DSE.
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2. The _scope_, which bounds the number of entries which the operation will consider. It
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2. The _scope_, which bounds the number of entries that the operation will consider. It
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can have the values _base_, meaning only the entry named as the search base; _one_ (for
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"one level"), which means all entries on the single level immediately below the
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search base, but excluding the base itself; and _sub_ (for "subtree"), containing
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3. The _filter_, an expression computed for all candidate entries, selecting those for which
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it evaluates to true. An empty filter is syntactically invalid, although some LDAP tools
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automatically substitute it with `(objectClass=*)`, meaning "an entry containing
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a non-empty `objectClass` attribute," which is all of them.
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a non-empty `objectClass` attribute," that is, all of them.
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4. The list of _attributes_ to retrieve from the matching entries. If none are specified, only
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the matching entry DNs are returned. The special name `*` means "all attributes," or more

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