# File lib/active_ldap/operations.rb, line 325
      def dump(options={})
        ldif = Ldif.new
        options = {:base => base, :scope => scope}.merge(options)
        options[:connection] ||= connection
        options[:connection].search(options) do |dn, attributes|
          ldif << Ldif::Record.new(dn, attributes)
        end
        return "" if ldif.records.empty?
        ldif.to_s
      end