On Thu, Dec 27, 2012 at 04:28:00PM +0100, Sean Boran wrote: > ldapsearch -x -D > cn='BINDUSER,ou=SOMETHING,ou=SOMETHING,dc=mydomain,dc=net' -b > 'dc=mydomain,dc=net' '(cn=USERTOLOOKFOR)' -h ldap.mydomain.net -W > For what it is worth, the -h option is being deprecated in favour -H which does have the advantage that you can specify multiple ldap servers just in case one is down: ldapsearch -x -D cn='BINDUSER,ou=SOMETHING,ou=SOMETHING,dc=mydomain,dc=net' -b 'dc=mydomain,dc=net' '(cn=USERTOLOOKFOR)' -H ldap://ldap.mydomain.net:389,ldap://ldap2.mydomain.net -W -- Brett Lymn "Warning: The information contained in this email and any attached files is confidential to BAE Systems Australia. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, disclosure or copying of this email or any attachments is expressly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please notify us immediately. VIRUS: Every care has been taken to ensure this email and its attachments are virus free, however, any loss or damage incurred in using this email is not the sender's responsibility. It is your responsibility to ensure virus checks are completed before installing any data sent in this email to your computer."