The compare operation checks whether an attribute value you specify matches the attribute value stored on one or more directory entries.
Example 6.8. Compare: Checking authPassword
In this example, Kirsten Vaughan checks whether the hashed password
value matches the stored value on authPassword.
$ ldapcompare
--port 1389
--bindDN "uid=kvaughan,ou=people,dc=example,dc=com"
--bindPassword bribery
'authPassword:MD5$dFHgpDxXUT8=$qlC4xMXvmVlusJLz9/WJ5Q=='
uid=kvaughan,ou=people,dc=example,dc=com
Comparing type authPassword with value
MD5$dFHgpDxXUT8=$qlC4xMXvmVlusJLz9/WJ5Q== in entry
uid=kvaughan,ou=people,dc=example,dc=com
Compare operation returned true for entry
uid=kvaughan,ou=people,dc=example,dc=com