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 |
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.
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