Microsoft Exchange: directory search base

This field is not in the Exonar web application. Our Support team can help you to set this correctly.

Directory Search Base

The Directory Search Base is the point from which you start your LDAP query within the active directory structure.

For Example a user may exist in a child domain user1@child.parent.com and a second users in user2@child2.parent.com

To crawl accounts in both children we need to use a directory search base of:

"DC=parent, DC=com"

However if we were only interested in users in child2, we could use directory search base:

"DC=child2,DC=parent,DC=com"

From an Exchange server or a Domain Controller, your administrator can run this Powershell command to find your Directory Search Base:

(Get-ADDomain).DistinguishedName

Sample Result

DC=child2,DC=parent,DC=com

Your administrator can find the Directory Search Base for a specified mail account:

(Get-ADUser [UserName]).DistinguishedName

Sample Results

CN=Vault Service Account,OU=Enterprise Vault,DC=child2,DC=parent,DC=com

LDAP Query

This is used to filter the users we will target within the Active Directory structure under the Directory Search Base entry point.

By default we suggest the following query, which returns a list of mail-enabled users who have an Exchange mailbox and who are not hidden from the Exchange address book.

(&(objectClass=organizationalPerson)(mail=*)(|(!(msexchhidefromaddresslists=*))(msexchhidefromaddresslists=FALSE)))

Your administrator can customise this query if necessary.