NAME

       getent.ldap - query information from LDAP

SYNOPSIS

       getent.ldap [options] [DATABASE] [KEY...]

DESCRIPTION

       The  getent.ldap  command can be used to lookup or enumerate information from LDAP.  Unlike the getent(1)
       command, this command completely bypasses the lookups configured in /etc/nsswitch.conf  and  queries  the
       nslcd(8) daemon directly.

       getent.ldap  tries  to  match the behaviour and output of getent and the format in the corresponding flat
       files as much as possible, however there are a number of differences.  If multiple entries are  found  in
       LDAP that match a specific query, multiple values are printed (e.g. ethernet addresses that have multiple
       names, services that support multiple protocols, etc.).  Also,  some  databases  have  extra  options  as
       described below.

OPTIONS

       The options that may be specified to the getent.ldap command are:

       -h, --help
              Display short help and exit.

       -V, --version
              Output version information and exit.

DATABASES

       The DATABASE argument may be any of the supported databases below:

       aliases
              Lists  or  queries email aliases.  If KEY is given it searches for the alias by name, otherwise it
              returns all aliases from LDAP.

       ethers Lists or queries ethernet addresses.  If KEY matches the format of an ethernet address a search by
              address  is  performed, otherwise a search by name is performed or all entries are returned if KEY
              is omitted.  Unlike getent, getent.ldapd does support enumerating all ethernet addresses.

       group  Lists or queries groups.  If KEY is numeric, it searches for the group by group id.

       group.bymember
              The KEY is a user name and groups are returned for which this user is a  member.   The  format  is
              similar to the group output but the group members are left out for performance reasons.

       hosts  List  or  search  host names and addresses by either host name, IPv4 or IPv6 address. This returns
              both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses (if available).

       hostsv4
              Similar to hosts but any supplied IPv6 addresses are treated as host names and only IPv4 addresses
              are returned.

       hostsv6
              Similar  to hosts but KEY is treated as an IPv6 address or a host name and only IPv6 addresses are
              returned.

       netgroup
              List or query netgroups and netgroup triples (host,  user,  domain)  that  are  a  member  of  the
              netgroup.  Unlike getent, getent.ldapd does support enumerating all ethernet addresses.

       netgroup.norec
              Similar  to  netgroup  except  that  no  subsequent lookups are done to expand netgroups which are
              member of the supplied netgroup and the output may contain both other netgroup names and  netgroup
              triples.

       networks
              List  or  query  network names and addresses.  KEY may be a network name or address.  This map can
              return both IPv4 and IPv6 network addresses.

       networksv4
              Only return IPv4 network addresses.

       networksv6
              Only return IPv6 network addresses.

       passwd Enumerate or search the user account database.  KEY may be a user name or numeric user  id  or  be
              omitted to list all users.

       protocols
              Enumerate the internet protocols database.

       rpc    List  or search user readable names that map to RPC program numbers.  Searching by KEY can be done
              on name or rpc program number.

       services
              List or search the mapping between names  for  internet  services  and  their  corresponding  port
              numbers  and  protocol  types.   The  KEY  can  be either a service name or number, followed by an
              optional slash and protocol name to  restrict  the  search  to  only  entries  for  the  specified
              protocol.

       shadow Enumerate  or  search  extended  user account information.  Note that shadow information is likely
              only exposed to the root user and by default nslcd does not expose password hashes, even to root.

SEE ALSO

       getent(1), nslcd(8)

AUTHOR

       This manual was written by Arthur de Jong <arthur@arthurdejong.org>.

BUGS

       Currently, getent.ldapd does not correctly set an exit code. It should return the same kind of exit codes
       as getent does (e.g. for missing entries).