A distinguished name ( DN) that identifies the starting point of a search. For example, if you want to search all of the entries that under the 'ou=People,o=company.com' subtree of your directory, 'ou=People,o=company.com' - is the base DN.
A distinguished name entry in the directory from which searches will occur. Also known as a search base. For example, ou=people, o=airius.com.
The distinguished name (DN) that identifies the starting point of a search in an LDAP directory. Also known as a search base. For example, ou=people,o=sesta.com.
The distinguished name (DN) that identifies the starting point of a search. For example, if you want to search all entries under the ou=People,dc=example,dc=com subtree of the directory, ou=People,dc=example,dc=com is the base DN. For more information, see "Specifying the Base DN and Scope" of ChapterĀ 5, "Searching a LDAP Directory."
The distinguished name (DN) that identifies the starting point of a search. For example, if you want to search all of the entries in the "ou=People,o=Airius.com" subtree of the directory, "ou=People,o=Airius.com" is the base DN. For more information on base DNs and searching the directory, see "Specifying the Base DN and Scope".
The location in the directory server tree under which all calendar users and resources are located.
Base distinguished name. A search operation is performed on the base DN, the DN of the entry and all entries below it in the directory tree.