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title: Searching inverted static groups
description: Determining membership in inverted static groups is similar to determining membership in traditional static groups and dynamic groups.
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revdate: December 26, 2023
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  steps: Steps
  choose-from: Choose from:
  example: Example:
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# Searching inverted static groups

Determining membership in inverted static groups is similar to determining membership in traditional static groups and dynamic groups.

## Steps

* To query whether a user is a member of a specific inverted static group, you can:

  ### Choose from:

  * Search for the group DN in the `isMemberOf` attribute of a user.

  * Perform a baseObject search against a user entry with a filter such as `"(isMemberOf=<group_DN>)"`.

    |   |                                                                                                                                                                       |
    | - | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
    |   | If the search returns the user's entry, then the user is a member of that group. If the search doesn't return any entries, then the user isn't a member of the group. |

  * Perform a compare operation against a user entry with an attribute type of `isMemberOf` and an assertion value that matches the DN of the target group.

    |   |                                                                                                                                                                                 |
    | - | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
    |   | If the response has a result code of `COMPARE_TRUE`, then the user is a member of the group. If the result code is `COMPARE_FALSE`, then the user is not a member of the group. |

* To identify the entire set of members of an inverted static group, perform a subtree equality search against `isMemberOf`.

  ### Example:

  `(isMemberOf=cn=Example Inverted Static Group,ou=groups,dc=example,dc=com)`