LDIF Fields
dn: distinguished nameThis refers to the name that uniquely identifies an entry in the directory.
dc: domain componentThis refers to each component of the domain. For example www.google.com would be written as DC=www,DC=google,DC=com
ou: organizational unitThis refers to the organizational unit (or sometimes the user group) that the user is part of. If the user is part of more than one group, you may specify as such, e.g., OU= Lawyer,OU= Judge.
cn: common nameThis refers to the individual object (person's name; meeting room; recipe name; job title; etc.) for whom/which you are querying.
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