Count Persons (objects derived from 'person')

ldapsearch [-h hostname] -D "cn=root" -w '?' -b "o=/usr/local,c=de" -s sub 'objectclass=person' dn | grep -c =

• -w '?' will prompt for a password (without echo)
• -s scope search scope (base, one, or sub)
• dn is a dummy output attribute (distinguished name is printed in any case)

— Courtesy of Oliver D. 2010/05/04 15:04