---
title: AccountLDAPSearchSettingsItemObject
framework: devicemanagement
role: symbol
role_heading: Object
path: devicemanagement/accountldapsearchsettingsitemobject
---

# AccountLDAPSearchSettingsItemObject

The array of nodes to start LDAP searches from. There must be at least one node for this account to be useful. macOS only searches one node and ignores other items in the array.

## Declaration

```data
object AccountLDAPSearchSettingsItemObject
```

## Properties

Scope: The type of recursion to use in the search: Base: The search uses only the SearchBase node. OneLevel: The search uses the SearchBase node and its immediate children. Subtree: The search uses the SearchBase node and all its children, regardless of depth. SearchBase: The path to the node where a search starts. For example, ou=people,o=example corp. VisibleDescription: The description of this search setting in the Contacts and Settings apps. If not present, the apps display no name.