#!/bin/sh set -euf for user in "$@"; do echo ldapsearch -x -h ldap.mit.edu -b dc=mit,dc=edu "uid=$user" ldapsearch -x -h ldap.mit.edu -b dc=mit,dc=edu "uid=$user" done echo Try also athrun consult ldaps or echo ldapsearch -x -h ldap-too.mit.edu -b ou=moira,dc=mit,dc=edu "uid=${user:-username}"