Extra character when using search filter but won't appear in the search result

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Hi all,

We have a little bit of a problem here. When we tried to search in openldap
with the following filter:-

(&(uid=user1)(customAttribute=somevalue))

... it returned no results. But when we use a similar filter, with an
asterisk (*) appended for the 2nd attribute:-

(&(uid=user1)(customAttribute=somevalue*))

We got the result just fine. The funny thing is, the result listed
customAttribute value as just 'somevalue'. We were wondering what's the
extra character that's preventing us from getting the result when using the
filter without the asterisk.

Have anyone encountered similar problem before?

Thanks.

Regards,
Wan Mohd Khairi Wan Mohamed
wankhairi [at] nervesis [dot] com [dot] my
http://www.nervesis.com.my

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rch in openldap with the following filter:-<br><br>(&amp;(uid=3Duser1)(cust=
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ter that&#39;s preventing us from getting the result when using the filter =
without the asterisk.<br>

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Regards,<br>
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an Mohamed</span><br>
<span style=3D"font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">wankhairi [a=
t] nervesis [dot] com [dot] my</span><br>
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>
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