[brlug-general] ldap question

[Dustin Puryear]

Everyone that has the attribute and a non-empty value for the
attribute:

(&(slucmsuid=*)(!(slucmsuid='')))

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Friday, January 26, 2007, 12:26:28 PM, you wrote:

> Ok getting closer... you're right, it's an empty string.  Found this code
> in our mess of scripts:

> /usr2/ldap/bin/sluldap_disuser.pl:      $entry->{slucmsuid} = [''];

> So:

> (slucmsuid='') does in fact return everyone with an slucmsuid of ''.

> However, this query:

> (!(slucmsuid='')) returns everyone with an slucmsuid NOT '', which is 
> good, But it ALSO returns everyone that has no slucmsuid attribute on 
> their account, which is bad.  Any other ideas?

> ray


> On Fri, 26 Jan 2007, Dustin Puryear wrote:

>> Technically, I don't think an LDAP value can ever be null. Is it an
>> empty string? What about:
>>
>> (slucmsuid='')

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