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+#!/bin/sh
+
+SERVER="$1"
+
+# test some simple LDAP operations
+
+echo "Testing RootDSE"
+ldbsearch -b '' -H ldap://$SERVER -s base DUMMY=x dnsHostName highestCommittedUSN || exit 1
+
+echo "Getting defaultNamingContext"
+BASEDN=`ldbsearch -b '' -H ldap://$SERVER -s base DUMMY=x defaultNamingContext | grep ^defaultNamingContext | awk '{print $2}'`
+echo "BASEDN is $BASEDN"
+
+
+echo "Listing Users"
+ldbsearch -H ldap://$SERVER -b "$BASEDN" '(objectclass=user)' sAMAccountName
+
+echo "Listing Groups"
+ldbsearch -H ldap://$SERVER -b "$BASEDN" '(objectclass=group)' sAMAccountName
+