Use the domain_from_dn command takes a distinguished name (DN) that contains a domain and returns the domain name in dotted form (acme.com, for example). This conversion doesn’t require lookup in Active Directory. The command performs a simple text conversion.
Zone type
Not applicable
Syntax
domain_from_dn dn
Abbreviation
dfdn
Options
This command takes no options.
Arguments
This command takes the following argument:
| Argument | Type | Description |
|
dn |
string |
Required. Specifies a distinguished name that contains a domain. |
Return value
This command returns a domain name in dotted form such as acme.com. If the distinguished name doesn’t contain domain component (DC) values, the command returns a notice that the DC values are missing.
Examples
dfdn cn=johndoe,cn=users,dc=acme,dc=com
This example returns: acme.com
Related commands
The following command converts information from one format to another:
- dn_from_domain converts a domain’s dotted name to a distinguished name.
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