filter := strings.ReplaceAll(l.LDAP.UserDNSearchFilter, "%s", "*")

	nonExistentUsers := []string{}
	for _, dn := range userDistNames {
		searchRequest := ldap.NewSearchRequest(
			dn,
			ldap.ScopeBaseObject, ldap.NeverDerefAliases, 0, 0, false,
			filter,
			[]string{}, // only need DN, so pass no attributes here
			nil,
		)