Explanation of the defaultNamingContext Search - Analytics Database - Teradata Vantage

Security Administration

Deployment
VantageCloud
VantageCore
Edition
Enterprise
IntelliFlex
VMware
Product
Analytics Database
Teradata Vantage
Release Number
17.20
Published
June 2022
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Product Category
Teradata Vantage™
Search Criteria Description
ldapsearch Input
-b "" Specifies a search base (-b) for the RootDSE object.
-s base Specifies a scope (-s) for the RootDSE object.
-H ldap://host:port/ Identifies the URI for the LDAP server.

For details, see Running Ldapsearch and LdapServerName.

defaultNamingContext Specifies an attribute name to limit the search. If you do not specify an attribute name, the search returns values for all available attributes.
ldapsearch Output
dn: Shows the FQDN of the object.

Since the search base is “” and the scope is base, dn returns the RootDSE object, the name for which is a zero length string.

defaultNamingContext: DC=esrootdom, DC=esdev, DC=tdat Shows the value of the schemaNamingContext attribute.