User Search filter on DS 3.0

I've been syncing against Active directory now for some time without issue. I'm trying to add another entry to the existing User Search Filter and it keeps bombing out. I'm wondering if there is an upper character limit on the User Search Filter.....what I'm using is pretty verbose.

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Chris_Wagg

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I have never run into a character limit myself, or with any customers. To be sure, you could set the synch logging to trace (that might just be in DS 3.1, though), as I believe that this will output the filter we are using, and you can compare that to what should be run.

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User Search filter on DS 3.0

Posted by scott.wallace2@dvn.com (Wallace, Scott) on 2009/10/21 18:06

Scott_Wallace

I find no logging information in the Install Admin pdf for DS 3.0.0 I've already got it set to verbose and all I get in that log is it finishes syncing the groups and then it starts on the usersSynchronizeUsersSynchronization completed with error: Error searching LDAPAny suggestions

Appu_Nair

What would be the result of the user query if you ran it thru a tool other than DS like the MMC addin for active directory users& comp or ldp.exe.Just a thought since it says "Error seraching LDAP" and that way you can be sure if it is a DS quirk or AD quirk.if you want I am willing to check the size of a really large query that I have developed,I can run it thru textpad and tell you the characters it contains.

Scott_Wallace

With Softerra LDAP Browser it does just fine. The string is 5,784 characters

Scott_Wallace

Issue resolved. Was clicking "Synchronize now..." button from the fuc=directory.configSyncSources screen. I was then highlighting the "User Search Filter:" entries and pasteing that into Notepad and making my entry additions. I would then highlight and copy this back into the Edit Parameters page in the "User Search Filter:" area. Evidently notepad was sticking extra characters in there. When I copied the search string from the Edit Parmeters page it would not run in Softerra, when I copied it from the Syncronize now page it ran fine.

kfong

How/where do we enable logging?

Scott_Wallace

I believe with DS 3.0.0 that's all you get is what shows on your sync options. If you go to 3.1 you get an additional trace option that I would assume generates a trace file you can follow.