Search Users and Groups - Advanced

This dialog box provides additional fields for focusing your search. Use the pull-down menus to choose an attribute and operator, then enter a search term.

Start searching from. Displays the directory entry from which Console will begin searching.

Search. Specify the scope of your search. Possible choices are Users and Groups, Users, Groups, or Administrators.

where. Choose an attribute and operator. The following attributes are available:

- `cn`. The user or group's full name (common name).
- `sn`. The user or group's last name (surname).
- `givenname`. The user or group's first name (given name).
- `objectclass`. An object class in the user or group entry.
- `o`. An organization in the user or group's Distinguished Name (DN).
- `ou`. An organizational unit in the user or group's DN.
- `l`. A locality in the user or group entry.
- `uid`. A user ID in the user entry.
- `mail`. An e-mail address.
- `telephonenumber`. A telephone number.

The following operators are available:

- `contains`. The value of the selected attribute contains the search term.
- `equals`. The value of the selected attribute exactly matches the search term
- `does not equal`. The value of the selected attribute does not match the search term.

More. Click to add an additional attribute, operator, and search term.

Fewer. Click to remove an attribute, operator, and search term.

Search (button). Click to begin searching.

By Filter (button). Click to use the search by filter.