Appendix C Ldap Urls; Components Of An Ldap Url; Table C-1 Ldap Url Components - Red Hat DIRECTORY SERVER 7.1 - ADMINISTRATOR Administrator's Manual

When you access the Red Hat Directory Server (Directory Server) using a
web-based client such as Directory Server Gateway, you must provide an LDAP
URL identifying the Directory Server you wish to access.
You also use LDAP URLs when managing Directory Server referrals or access
control instructions. This appendix contains the following sections:
• Components of an LDAP URL (page 607)
• Escaping Unsafe Characters (page 609)
• Examples of LDAP URLs (page 609)

Components of an LDAP URL

LDAP URLs have the following syntax:
ldap[s]://hostname:port/base_dn?attributes?scope?filter
The
ldap://
connections, and the
SSL connections. Table C-1 lists the components of an LDAP URL.
Table C-1
Component
hostname
port
protocol is used to connect to LDAP servers over unsecured
protocol is used to connect to LDAP servers over
ldaps://
LDAP URL Components
Description
Name (or IP address in dotted format) of the LDAP server. For
example: ldap.example.com or 192.202.185.90
Port number of the LDAP server (for example, 696). If no port is
specified, the standard LDAP port (389) or LDAPS port (636) is
used.
Appendix C
LDAP URLs
607