8.1.3. Ordering Index

An ordering index is used to match values for a filter that specifies a range. The ds-sync-hist has an ordering index by default because searches on that attribute often seek entries with changes more recent than the last time a search was performed.

The following example shows a search that specifies ranges.

$ ldapsearch --port 1389 --baseDN dc=example,dc=com
 "(&(uidNumber>=1120)(roomNumber>=4500))" uid
dn: uid=charvey,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com
uid: charvey

dn: uid=eward,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com
uid: eward

dn: uid=mvaughan,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com
uid: mvaughan

dn: uid=pchassin,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com
uid: pchassin