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Daniel
Daniel

Reputation: 1664

LDAP Query to return OU which contains a given user

I need an LDAP query which returns the single OU in an Active Directory which in turn contains a given username (based on the samAccountName). Is that possible using a single LDAP query to an Active Directory?

Example: User with samAccountName abcd1234 is in OU=HR created under the main AD. I need a query returning the OU including its attributes, the only allowed parameter is the username.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 285

Answers (1)

ChadSikorra
ChadSikorra

Reputation: 2869

This will require two LDAP queries. One to retrieve the DN of the user, then another that queries for the OU/container of the user based on a portion of the user's DN (minus their RDN). There is no way around it (That I'm familiar with anyway).

Upvotes: 2

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