Faq #1111 states that given ...
dn: uid=alias,ou=People,dc=example,dc=net objectclass: alias objectclass: extensibleObject uid: alias aliasedobjectname: uid=target,ou=Retired People,dc=example,dc=com
... then
ldapsearch -x -a always -b uid=alias,ou=People,dc=example,dc=net 'objectclass=*'
will return results from the "target" DN. Should the same results be expected from searching with ...
ldapsearch -x -a always -b ou=People,dc=example,dc=net uid=alias
... assuming uid was indexed for equality.
Dave --- Dave Lewney IT Services, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9QT