RE: [ActiveDir] LDAP Query Question

[Marcus.Oh]

Title: LDAP Query Question

I would be using ADFIND… but unfortunately this is for an application that requires LDAP query strings… I just got softerra ldap browser yesterday… I must be encountering a steep learning curve.  I haven’t felt this dumb for awhile…  J   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael B. Smith Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 4:20 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] LDAP Query Question   I use adfind and ADU&C for my LDAP testing. Easier than LDP! :-)   Another program I've found very useful is Softerra LDAP Browser (free).   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 4:10 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] LDAP Query Question Thanks for the tip Michael.  Going to give this a try… interestingly enough, I ran what I wrote and didn’t get an error back… probably is, I can’t tell in LDP if I got the results I wanted.  J   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael B. Smith Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 3:30 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] LDAP Query Question   This is the way I wrote it.   (&     (objectCategory=person)      (objectClass=user)     (           !(               |(                   (samaccountname=_*)                 (samaccountname=\2a*)                 (samaccountname=*SMS*)              )           )      )  )   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 3:06 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ActiveDir] LDAP Query Question Hey folks, I’m trying to write an LDAP query to return the users that don’t begin with two different characters, either an underscore (_) or an asterisk (*).  I’ve searched the archives… so forgive me if this is a repeat.  J (& (objectcategory=person) (objectclass=user) (|                         (!                                     (sAMAccountName=_*)                                     (sAMAccountName=\2a*)                                     (sAMAccountName=*SMS*)                         )             ) )   Any suggestions?  J  Thanks!