Article ID: 249163
Article Last Modified on 10/27/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q249163
SUMMARY
The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) consists of 16 commands, 8 requests and 8 responses. An LDAP client makes a request to which the server responds. The following is a list of the LDAP commands:
- BindRequest
This request initiates a session with the server. A session must be opened before any directory functions can occur.
- BindResponse
This response either allows or denies the bind request.
- UnbindRequest
This request terminates a session with the server. No response is required.
- SearchRequest
This request initiates a search for a specific entry in the directory.
- SearchResponse
This response sends the search result to the client.
- ModifyRequest
This is a request to modify a directory entry.
- ModifyResponse
This response sends the result of a requested modification.
- AddRequest
This is a request to add a directory entry.
- AddResponse
This response sends the result of a request to add a directory entry.
- DelRequest
This is a request made by the client to delete a directory entry.
- DelResponse
This response sends the result of a delete request.
- ModifyRDNRequest
This is a request made by the client to modify the Relative Distinguished Name (RDN) of a directory object.
- ModifyRDNResponse
This is a response sent by the server to the client with the result of a requested RDN modification.
- CompareDNRequest
This is a request made by the client to compare a string with the Distinguished Name (DN) of a directory object.
- CompareDNResponse
This is a response sent by the server to the client with the result of a DN comparison.
- AbandonRequest
This is a request made by the client to instruct the server to abandon a request that is outstanding. No response is required from the server.
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