Search filters enable you to define search criteria and provide more efficient and effective searches. The search filters are represented by Unicode strings.
The Active Roles Console supports the standard LDAP search filters as defined in RFC 2254.
The following table lists some examples of standard LDAP search filters.
Search filter |
Description |
(objectClass=*) |
All objects |
(&(objectCategory=person)(objectClass=user)(!cn=andy)) |
All user objects but andy |
(sn=sm*) |
All objects with a surname that starts with sm |
(&(objectCategory=person)(objectClass=contact)(|(sn=Smith)(sn=Johnson))) |
All contacts with a surname equal to Smith or Johnson |