# File lib/active_ldap/operations.rb, line 304
      def dump(options={})
        ldifs = []
        options = {:base => base, :scope => scope}.merge(options)
        options[:connection] ||= connection
        options[:connection].search(options) do |dn, attributes|
          ldifs << to_ldif(dn, attributes)
        end
        ldifs.join("\n")
      end