Building Custom Search Queries - Sun Microsystems Netscape Enterprise Server Administrator's Manual

• A telephone number. If you enter only a partial number, any entries that
have telephone numbers ending in the search number will be returned.
• An email address. Any search string containing an at (@) symbol is
assumed to be an email address. If an exact match cannot be found,
then a search is performed to find all email addresses that begin with
the search string.
• An asterisk (*) to see all of the entries currently in your directory. You
can achieve the same effect by simply leaving the field blank.
• Any LDAP search filter. Any string that contains an equal sign (=) is
considered a search filter.
As an alternative, use the pull down menus in the Find all users whose field
to narrow the results of your search.
In the Look within field, select the organizational unit under which you
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want to search for entries. The default is the directory's root point (or top
most entry).
In the Format field, choose either On-Screen or Printer.
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Click Find. All the users in the selected organizational unit are displayed.
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In the resulting table, click the name of the entry that you want to edit.
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The user edit form is displayed. Change the displayed fields as desired and
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click Save Changes. The changes are made immediately.

Building Custom Search Queries

The Find all users whose field allows you to build a custom search filter. Use
this field to narrow down the search results returned by a "Find user" search.
The Find all users whose field provides the following search criteria:
• The left-most pull-down list allows you to specify the attribute on which the
search will be based, as shown in the following illustration:
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