Re: Getting * from a directory.

[<ne...@na...>]

On the Netscape Directory Server the special account "cn=Directory Manager"
dosen't have any limitation so if you have access to that account and your
using NS you can do that.  Another option is creating a vlv index.

SteveN





"Pete" <pl...@oz...>@lists.sourceforge.net on 02/13/2001 05:03:24
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From: "Pete" <pl...@oz...>@lists.sourceforge.net on 02/13/2001
      05:03 AM

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Subject:  Getting * from a directory.


Hi everyone,

Every now and then I have a need to delete all entries from a
directory.  The problem is though that the directory server is set to
a maximum number of entries to return.  Setting the server to a
larger number isn't the answer.

What I need to do is search on sn=*, which returns an error,
something like too many entries to return, I need this to do this to
get the DN value to delete all the entries

Reading through the doco it doesn't appear there is an inbuilt
capability to do this.  I'm sure this could be another exercise in
programing to do the task, but not re-inventing the wheel is prefered
lately.

Thanks in advance,


Pete.