How can I find all groups that reside within a given OU ?

[manne65-hd]

Hello there,
I'm still new to LdapRecord and I have not yet found a way to get all groups that reside within a given OU (and below that OU)

Currently after setting up a connection to my LDAP (Active Directory) I can use this to get ALL groups ("starting" from my given BASE_DN)

 $groups = \LdapRecord\Models\ActiveDirectory\Group::get();

But I would like to find a way to get only the groups from a given OU, while still being able to make my connection with a "higher" BASE_DN

I guess this will be some "general" query, and I hope someone can give me a hint.

Looking forward to your answers,
Manfred

[stevebauman]

Hi @manne65-hd,

I apologize, this isn't clear enough in the documentation, I'll update this.

You have to set the base DN of your query on the Group model like so:

https://ldaprecord.com/docs/core/v3/searching#base-dn

Important: I'm using automatic base DN substitution below which replaces {base} with your connections configured base DN.

use LdapRecord\Models\ActiveDirectory\Group;

$groupsInsideAccounting = Group::in('ou=Accounting,{base}')->get();

Hope this helps! Let me know if you have further questions 👍

[manne65-hd]

Hi Steve,
wow that was a quick answer 👍

And it works like a charm!

Thank you very much

[stevebauman]

Glad it worked for you, always happy to help! 🙏

[HshahLaFarga]

Hi everyone,
I have OU with groups and another OU inside that one with another groups, but I only want to get the direct childs from the first one.
How can i get only the direct childs on that ou?

[stevebauman]

Hi @manne65-hd,

You may use the listing() method on the query builder to indicate you do not want the search to be recursive:

use LdapRecord\Models\ActiveDirectory\Entry;

$results = Entry::listing()->in('ou=Accounting,{base}')->get();