RE: LDAP question
Laura, You are right. What you can't do is access the Global Address List in it's entirety i.e. do a GetObject(Global Address List) and then iterate through every entry. You have to step through the schema. You have to do something like (pseudo-code): set ORG = GetObject(o=ORG) For Each OU in ORG set Site = GetObject(o=ORG,ou=OU) For Each Container in Site Set Container = GetObject(o=ORG,ou=OU,cn=Container) For each Object in Container 'Do what you want with this object - display it, export details whatever Next Next Next -Original Message- From: Bibel, Laura Y. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 13 November 2001 20:44 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: LDAP question But you can get to individual objects and attributes of the directory with LDAP, right? I mean, we're doing it here. We're currently using LDAP to query information in the Exchange 5.5 directory and using it to populate AD. Things like phone number, address, etc. The LDAP query uses the distinguished name properties like organization (/o), site (/ou) and container (/cn). Maybe I don't understand the question. Laura Bibel Allegheny Energy: Information Services Voice (724) 830-5966 Fax (724) 853-3600 [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: Snook, Kevin S (ITD) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 6:00 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: LDAP question The Global Address List does not exist as far as LDAP is concerned. It is a View of the objects in the entire Directory. You can't get at it from LDAP, at least not as a single object. Kevin -Original Message- From: Jim Holmgren [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 12 November 2001 15:27 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: LDAP question One of our Unix guys is working on interfacing from a Unix system to our Exchange 5.5 LDAP directory. The documentation he is working from specifies that he needs the container name for our Global Address List. I've done a little searching, and I cannot find this information. Does anyone know the default container name for the global address list? Is it Global_Address_List, or something similar? Thanks! Jim Jim Holmgren MCSE, CCNA [EMAIL PROTECTED] Network Engineer Advertising.com We bring innovation to interactive communication. Advertising.com -- Superior Technology. Superior Performance. List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm
RE: LDAP question
I too am enlightened...thanks again Kevin! -Jim Jim Holmgren MCSE, CCNA [EMAIL PROTECTED] Network Engineer Advertising.com We bring innovation to interactive communication. Advertising.com -- Superior Technology. Superior Performance. -Original Message- From: Bibel, Laura Y. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 8:44 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: LDAP question OK, I gotcha...thanks! Laura Bibel Allegheny Energy: Information Services Voice (724) 830-5966 Fax (724) 853-3600 [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: Snook, Kevin S (ITD) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 4:44 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: LDAP question Laura, You are right. What you can't do is access the Global Address List in it's entirety i.e. do a GetObject(Global Address List) and then iterate through every entry. You have to step through the schema. You have to do something like (pseudo-code): set ORG = GetObject(o=ORG) For Each OU in ORG set Site = GetObject(o=ORG,ou=OU) For Each Container in Site Set Container = GetObject(o=ORG,ou=OU,cn=Container) For each Object in Container 'Do what you want with this object - display it, export details whatever Next Next Next -Original Message- From: Bibel, Laura Y. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 13 November 2001 20:44 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: LDAP question But you can get to individual objects and attributes of the directory with LDAP, right? I mean, we're doing it here. We're currently using LDAP to query information in the Exchange 5.5 directory and using it to populate AD. Things like phone number, address, etc. The LDAP query uses the distinguished name properties like organization (/o), site (/ou) and container (/cn). Maybe I don't understand the question. Laura Bibel Allegheny Energy: Information Services Voice (724) 830-5966 Fax (724) 853-3600 [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: Snook, Kevin S (ITD) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 6:00 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: LDAP question The Global Address List does not exist as far as LDAP is concerned. It is a View of the objects in the entire Directory. You can't get at it from LDAP, at least not as a single object. Kevin -Original Message- From: Jim Holmgren [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 12 November 2001 15:27 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: LDAP question One of our Unix guys is working on interfacing from a Unix system to our Exchange 5.5 LDAP directory. The documentation he is working from specifies that he needs the container name for our Global Address List. I've done a little searching, and I cannot find this information. Does anyone know the default container name for the global address list? Is it Global_Address_List, or something similar? Thanks! Jim Jim Holmgren MCSE, CCNA [EMAIL PROTECTED] Network Engineer Advertising.com We bring innovation to interactive communication. Advertising.com -- Superior Technology. Superior Performance. List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm *** The information transmitted in this email is intended only for the person(s) or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this email in error, please contact the sender and permanently delete the email from any computer. List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm
RE: LDAP question
But if these are unix guys trying to grab the GAL, they certainly can iterate through the GAL directly at the organization level simply by using o=orgname as the root. They could perhaps do a quick loop through the alphabet to extract all a*'s, then b*s, without worrying about lower level container names. The only issue that they may have is the max records returned entry in the LDAP settings of exchange, which might need to be adjusted upwards. Terry Beavers USF IT/TAA -Original Message- From: Snook, Kevin S (ITD) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 4:44 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: LDAP question Laura, You are right. What you can't do is access the Global Address List in it's entirety i.e. do a GetObject(Global Address List) and then iterate through every entry. You have to step through the schema. You have to do something like (pseudo-code): set ORG = GetObject(o=ORG) For Each OU in ORG set Site = GetObject(o=ORG,ou=OU) For Each Container in Site Set Container = GetObject(o=ORG,ou=OU,cn=Container) For each Object in Container 'Do what you want with this object - display it, export details whatever Next Next Next -Original Message- From: Bibel, Laura Y. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 13 November 2001 20:44 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: LDAP question But you can get to individual objects and attributes of the directory with LDAP, right? I mean, we're doing it here. We're currently using LDAP to query information in the Exchange 5.5 directory and using it to populate AD. Things like phone number, address, etc. The LDAP query uses the distinguished name properties like organization (/o), site (/ou) and container (/cn). Maybe I don't understand the question. Laura Bibel Allegheny Energy: Information Services Voice (724) 830-5966 Fax (724) 853-3600 [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: Snook, Kevin S (ITD) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 6:00 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: LDAP question The Global Address List does not exist as far as LDAP is concerned. It is a View of the objects in the entire Directory. You can't get at it from LDAP, at least not as a single object. Kevin -Original Message- From: Jim Holmgren [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 12 November 2001 15:27 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: LDAP question One of our Unix guys is working on interfacing from a Unix system to our Exchange 5.5 LDAP directory. The documentation he is working from specifies that he needs the container name for our Global Address List. I've done a little searching, and I cannot find this information. Does anyone know the default container name for the global address list? Is it Global_Address_List, or something similar? Thanks! Jim Jim Holmgren MCSE, CCNA [EMAIL PROTECTED] Network Engineer Advertising.com List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm
RE: LDAP question
Sure! But I'm not sure if that is what was being asked? Or is it? -Original Message- From: Beavers, Terry [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 14 November 2001 14:14 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: LDAP question But if these are unix guys trying to grab the GAL, they certainly can iterate through the GAL directly at the organization level simply by using o=orgname as the root. They could perhaps do a quick loop through the alphabet to extract all a*'s, then b*s, without worrying about lower level container names. The only issue that they may have is the max records returned entry in the LDAP settings of exchange, which might need to be adjusted upwards. Terry Beavers USF IT/TAA -Original Message- From: Snook, Kevin S (ITD) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 4:44 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: LDAP question Laura, You are right. What you can't do is access the Global Address List in it's entirety i.e. do a GetObject(Global Address List) and then iterate through every entry. You have to step through the schema. You have to do something like (pseudo-code): set ORG = GetObject(o=ORG) For Each OU in ORG set Site = GetObject(o=ORG,ou=OU) For Each Container in Site Set Container = GetObject(o=ORG,ou=OU,cn=Container) For each Object in Container 'Do what you want with this object - display it, export details whatever Next Next Next -Original Message- From: Bibel, Laura Y. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 13 November 2001 20:44 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: LDAP question But you can get to individual objects and attributes of the directory with LDAP, right? I mean, we're doing it here. We're currently using LDAP to query information in the Exchange 5.5 directory and using it to populate AD. Things like phone number, address, etc. The LDAP query uses the distinguished name properties like organization (/o), site (/ou) and container (/cn). Maybe I don't understand the question. Laura Bibel Allegheny Energy: Information Services Voice (724) 830-5966 Fax (724) 853-3600 [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: Snook, Kevin S (ITD) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 6:00 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: LDAP question The Global Address List does not exist as far as LDAP is concerned. It is a View of the objects in the entire Directory. You can't get at it from LDAP, at least not as a single object. Kevin -Original Message- From: Jim Holmgren [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 12 November 2001 15:27 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: LDAP question One of our Unix guys is working on interfacing from a Unix system to our Exchange 5.5 LDAP directory. The documentation he is working from specifies that he needs the container name for our Global Address List. I've done a little searching, and I cannot find this information. Does anyone know the default container name for the global address list? Is it Global_Address_List, or something similar? Thanks! Jim Jim Holmgren MCSE, CCNA [EMAIL PROTECTED] Network Engineer Advertising.com List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm
RE: LDAP question
The Global Address List does not exist as far as LDAP is concerned. It is a View of the objects in the entire Directory. You can't get at it from LDAP, at least not as a single object. Kevin -Original Message- From: Jim Holmgren [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 12 November 2001 15:27 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: LDAP question One of our Unix guys is working on interfacing from a Unix system to our Exchange 5.5 LDAP directory. The documentation he is working from specifies that he needs the container name for our Global Address List. I've done a little searching, and I cannot find this information. Does anyone know the default container name for the global address list? Is it Global_Address_List, or something similar? Thanks! Jim Jim Holmgren MCSE, CCNA [EMAIL PROTECTED] Network Engineer Advertising.com We bring innovation to interactive communication. Advertising.com -- Superior Technology. Superior Performance. List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm
RE: LDAP question
Thanks Laura, that almost seems too obvious ;-) -Jim -Original Message- From: Bibel, Laura Y. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 7:41 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: LDAP question The default container name is Recipients. Did you create any other containers? Laura Bibel Allegheny Energy: Information Services Voice (724) 830-5966 Fax (724) 853-3600 [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: Jim Holmgren [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 10:27 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: LDAP question One of our Unix guys is working on interfacing from a Unix system to our Exchange 5.5 LDAP directory. The documentation he is working from specifies that he needs the container name for our Global Address List. I've done a little searching, and I cannot find this information. Does anyone know the default container name for the global address list? Is it Global_Address_List, or something similar? Thanks! Jim Jim Holmgren MCSE, CCNA [EMAIL PROTECTED] Network Engineer Advertising.com We bring innovation to interactive communication. Advertising.com -- Superior Technology. Superior Performance. List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm *** The information transmitted in this email is intended only for the person(s) or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this email in error, please contact the sender and permanently delete the email from any computer. List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm
RE: LDAP question
But you can get to individual objects and attributes of the directory with LDAP, right? I mean, we're doing it here. We're currently using LDAP to query information in the Exchange 5.5 directory and using it to populate AD. Things like phone number, address, etc. The LDAP query uses the distinguished name properties like organization (/o), site (/ou) and container (/cn). Maybe I don't understand the question. Laura Bibel Allegheny Energy: Information Services Voice (724) 830-5966 Fax (724) 853-3600 [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: Snook, Kevin S (ITD) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 6:00 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: LDAP question The Global Address List does not exist as far as LDAP is concerned. It is a View of the objects in the entire Directory. You can't get at it from LDAP, at least not as a single object. Kevin -Original Message- From: Jim Holmgren [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 12 November 2001 15:27 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: LDAP question One of our Unix guys is working on interfacing from a Unix system to our Exchange 5.5 LDAP directory. The documentation he is working from specifies that he needs the container name for our Global Address List. I've done a little searching, and I cannot find this information. Does anyone know the default container name for the global address list? Is it Global_Address_List, or something similar? Thanks! Jim Jim Holmgren MCSE, CCNA [EMAIL PROTECTED] Network Engineer Advertising.com We bring innovation to interactive communication. Advertising.com -- Superior Technology. Superior Performance. List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm
RE: LDAP question
Sure. As you have indicated, it is no problem at all. Say you have an exchange server with ldap enabled and the exchange organization is MyCompany. Tell you unix guys to use o=MyCompany to access the global address list. That's the letter o, as in organization. Terry Beavers USF IT/TAA -Original Message- From: Bibel, Laura Y. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 3:44 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: LDAP question But you can get to individual objects and attributes of the directory with LDAP, right? I mean, we're doing it here. We're currently using LDAP to query information in the Exchange 5.5 directory and using it to populate AD. Things like phone number, address, etc. The LDAP query uses the distinguished name properties like organization (/o), site (/ou) and container (/cn). Maybe I don't understand the question. Laura Bibel Allegheny Energy: Information Services Voice (724) 830-5966 Fax (724) 853-3600 [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: Snook, Kevin S (ITD) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 6:00 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: LDAP question The Global Address List does not exist as far as LDAP is concerned. It is a View of the objects in the entire Directory. You can't get at it from LDAP, at least not as a single object. Kevin -Original Message- From: Jim Holmgren [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 12 November 2001 15:27 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: LDAP question One of our Unix guys is working on interfacing from a Unix system to our Exchange 5.5 LDAP directory. The documentation he is working from specifies that he needs the container name for our Global Address List. I've done a little searching, and I cannot find this information. Does anyone know the default container name for the global address list? Is it Global_Address_List, or something similar? Thanks! Jim Jim Holmgren MCSE, CCNA [EMAIL PROTECTED] Network Engineer Advertising.com We bring innovation to interactive communication. Advertising.com -- Superior Technology. Superior Performance. List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm
RE: LDAP question
The default container name is Recipients. Did you create any other containers? Laura Bibel Allegheny Energy: Information Services Voice (724) 830-5966 Fax (724) 853-3600 [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: Jim Holmgren [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 10:27 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: LDAP question One of our Unix guys is working on interfacing from a Unix system to our Exchange 5.5 LDAP directory. The documentation he is working from specifies that he needs the container name for our Global Address List. I've done a little searching, and I cannot find this information. Does anyone know the default container name for the global address list? Is it Global_Address_List, or something similar? Thanks! Jim Jim Holmgren MCSE, CCNA [EMAIL PROTECTED] Network Engineer Advertising.com We bring innovation to interactive communication. Advertising.com -- Superior Technology. Superior Performance. List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm
