check if an active directory group exists in go

main.go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"gopkg.in/ldap.v3"
)

func main() {
	// Specify the LDAP server details
	server := "ldap://yourserver.domain.com"
	bindDN := "adminuser@domain.com"
	bindPassword := "password"

	// Connect to the LDAP server
	l, err := ldap.DialURL(server)
	if err != nil {
		fmt.Println("Error connecting to LDAP server:", err.Error())
		return
	}
	defer l.Close()

	// Bind to the LDAP server with the admin user account
	err = l.Bind(bindDN, bindPassword)
	if err != nil {
		fmt.Println("Error binding to LDAP server:", err.Error())
		return
	}

	// Search for the group using the group name
	searchRequest := ldap.NewSearchRequest(
		"DC=domain,DC=com", // BaseDn
		ldap.ScopeWholeSubtree, ldap.NeverDerefAliases, 0, 0, false,
		fmt.Sprintf("(cn=%s)", "groupName"), // Filter
		[]string{"dn"}, // Attributes to retrieve
		nil,
	)

	searchResult, err := l.Search(searchRequest)
	if err != nil {
		fmt.Println("Error searching for group:", err.Error())
		return
	}

	// Check if the search result contains any entries
	if len(searchResult.Entries) == 0 {
		fmt.Println("Group not found")
		return
	}

	// Group found
	fmt.Println("Group exists")
}
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