Tec(h)tonic

Insights into building a solid I.T. foundation in the mid-size business world.

Tag: Active Directory

  • LDAP query to an Active Directory server

    Here’s a great way to test your *nix-based system’s ability to successfully query an Active Directory server from the command line: ldapsearch -LLL -H ldap://<ADserver>:389 -b ‘dc=<domainName>,dc=<topLevelDomain>’ -D ‘<ADdomain>\<userName>’ -w ‘<password>’ ‘(sAMAccountName=<shortName>)’