The best docs (IMO) for adfind and most of the other joeware tools is the
online usage within the tool itself. Though I am thinking up a new design
for the online usage because of the number of switches now has grown
considerably. Probably break it out into required options, basic options,
advanced options. The first version of adfind only had 5 options/switches
and that is when I selected the usage format and have just followed suit
since. Those original options were -h,-gc,-c,-s,-dn. -b and -f were required
params and those became options after I added "special" base switches like
-root, -config, etc and some special rules for -f like if base search is
specified it converts the filter or sets the filter to be objectclass=*.
Also if filter isn't specified it should set the filter to be objectclass=*
as well.
Anyway for online usage... Type
Adfind /?
The basic format of the current adfind command is
AdFind [switches] [-b basedn] [-f filter] [attr list]
Note that order isn't critical. It could also be
AdFind [-b basedn] [-f filter] [attr list] [switches]
Or
AdFind [attr list] [switches] [-b basedn] [-f filter]
Attr list is a space delimited listing of what attributes you would like to
display. At the bottom of the usage you will see some examples:
Ex1:
adfind -b dc=joehome,dc=net -f "objectcategory=computer"
Find all computer objects in joehome.net and displays all attributes
Ex2:
adfind -b dc=joehome,dc=net -f "objectcategory=computer" cn
createTimeStamp
Find all computer objects in joehome.net and displays cn and
createTimeStamp
I have set up a php forum on the joeware website now where people can ask
questions like this. There are enough people now where folks are helping
each other out and answering each others questions plus I swing by every
couple of days or couple of weeks when I have time. Plus obviously there are
quite a few heavy hitters on this list who use it and understand its various
switches and such. Finally there is always email to me at joeware.net. My
email address is right in the header displayed by almost every joeware tool
at the end of the help. I have had the following in the usage screen for
joeware tools for a long time (years):
This software is Freeware. Use it as you wish at your own risk.
If you have improvement ideas, bugs, or just wish to say Hi, I
receive email 24x7 and read it in a semi-regular timeframe.
You can usually find me at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
joe
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dan HINCKLEY
Sent: Friday, December 10, 2004 9:27 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] DSget Contacts in AD
I had it set to 500 because for any limit size above that (0, or 1500,
etc.) it fails with that error.
I've read through the ADfind docs and must not be alert enough to see how to
spec the attribs I want. How is it done?
At 15:17 12/10/2004, you wrote:
>You may misunderstand ADFIND. It will allow you to specify the attribs
>you want vs. which one's you don't want last I checked.
>
>As for your DSQUERY command, why are you limiting to 1000 on the one
>that doesn't work? Why not leave it at 0 ?
>
>Al
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dan HINCKLEY
>Sent: Friday, December 10, 2004 8:16 AM
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: [ActiveDir] DSget Contacts in AD
>
>I find DSget works like a charm retrieving user info like this:
>
>dsquery user ou=companies,dc=domain,dc=com -limit 0 | dsget user
>-display -email -office -acctexpires > d:\temp\dsquery.txt
>
>But when I try to retrieve more than about 500 contacts like this:
>
>dsquery contact ou=companies,dc=domain,dc=com -limit 1000 | dsget
>contact -display -email -office > d:\temp\dsquerycontacts.txt
>
>I get this error:
>
>dsget failed:Value for `Target object for this command' has incorrect
>format
>
>The Contacts folder has a series of subfolders and a few distribution
>groups mixed in; might they cause this?
>
>ADfind doesn't seem to give me the option to specify which fields I
>wnat to retrieve, only to exclude fields, and there are too many to do
that.
>
>
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