US 6,983,269 B2
Apparatus for indirect directory searches and method therefor
Shepherd Shi, Austin, Tex. (US); and Reginal R. Hill, Round Rock, Tex. (US)
Assigned to International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, N.Y. (US)
Filed on Dec. 19, 2000, as Appl. No. 9/740,226.
Prior Publication US 2002/0078005 A1, Jun. 20, 2002
Int. Cl. G06F 17/30 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 707—2 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for retrieving directory information associated with a referenced object in another directory entry in a single search comprising the steps of:
receiving a request to search a directory structure, wherein said request comprises a first distinguished name to identify a first entry in said directory structure, wherein said request specifies a particular number of levels in said directory structure;
identifying said first entry in said directory structure referenced by said first distinguished name, wherein said first entry contains an attribute referencing a second entry in said directory structure; and
retrieving directory information from said second entry without performing a new search, wherein said second entry is located within said specified number of levels from said first entry in said directory structure.