UB - University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

How to Find People at UB

Introduction

UB hosts a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) database that provides contact information for everyone associated with UB. The UB online directory and various authentication services are based on UB's LDAP and secure LDAP (LDAP-S) services.

You may query UB's LDAP database via the Web, your email client, or the command line. You may update your LDAP entry via the Web.

LDAP via the Web

1. http://www.buffalo.edu/directory/
2. http://ldap.buffalo.edu/update.html
3. UB Connect Alumni Directory

LDAP via the Email Client

1. https://wiki.cse.buffalo.edu/services/content/email-clients

LDAP via the Command Line

You may query the LDAP database with the ldap command from any CSE UNIX or Linux machine:

% /util/bin/ldap

Example: Find all UB people with the last name Zhang:

% /util/bin/ldap zhang

Example: Find the UB person whose userid is selman:

% /util/bin/ldap -t userid selman

Update your Personal Information

1. After you update your biographic and contact information by submitting the LDAP update form:

   http://ldap.buffalo.edu/update.html

   ... the form will notify UB Human Resources (HR) of your changes via email. HR staff will subsequently manually update your biographic and contact information.
2. UB employees: Update your biographic and contact information by submitting this form directly to HR:

   http://hr.buffalo.edu/files/phatfile/Emp_Bio_Update.pdf