How to Use LDP to Connect to a Microsoft Metadirectory Services Server (288193)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Metadirectory Services 2.2
This article was previously published under Q288193

SUMMARY

This article describes how to connect to an Microsoft Metadirectory Server (MMS) by using LDP. LDP is a graphical tool that you can use to perform Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) operations, such as connecting, binding, searching, modifying, adding, and deleting against any LDAP-compatible directory. MMS is an LDAP-compatible directory.

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To Configure LDP to Connect to MMS

  1. Run Ldp.exe from the Support\Reskit\Netmgmt\Dstool folder on the Windows 2000 CD-ROM if you have not installed Support Tools on your computer. If you have installed Support Tools, open a command prompt, and then type ldp.
  2. On the Connection menu, click Connect.
  3. Type the server name of an MMS server, and then verify that the port setting is set to the correct LDAP port. The LDAP port is often 389, but you can configure MMS to use another port.
  4. Click to clear the Connectionless check box, and then click OK.
  5. On the Connection menu, click Bind, and then type the user name and password. The user name is the SMTP e-mail attribute that is associated with the user account with which you are trying to authenticate. These credentials are the same credentials that you use to connect to the MMS server through the Compass utility. For example: user@server1.microsoft.com.
  6. Make sure that the Domain check box is cleared, and then click OK. If the binding is successful, you should receive a message similar to "Authenticated as dn:'YourUserID'."
  7. On the View menu, click the folder tree.
  8. In the BaseDN box, type the domain name of the root of your Known Universe to display all of the data in your Known Universe. For example:

    dc=microsoft,dc=com

To Search for a Specific Attribute in MMS by Using LDP

  1. In Ldp.exe, right-click an object, and then click Search. You will see the following default values

    Base Dn: Object DN
    Filter: (objectclass=*)
    Scope: Base

    where:
    • Base Dn is the point of the tree at which you want to begin searching. Configure it to the starting point of your choice.
    • Filter is that for which you are searching. For example:

      (givenName=John)

    • Scope specifies how deeply into the tree you want to search:
      • Base implies the point of the tree that you specified in Base Dn and no deeper.
      • One Level specifies only the objects that are immediately under the search base.
      • Subtree specifies the entire tree that is beneath the search base.

  2. Click Options, and then set the attribute option to a value for which you want to search. For example:

    givenName

  3. Click OK in the Options dialog box.
  4. Click Run in the Search dialog box.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:1/25/2006
Keywords:kbinfo KB288193
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