# File lib/simp/cli/config/items/data/simp_options_ldap_master.rb, line 25
    def validate item
      result = false
      if ( ( item =~ %r{^ldap[s]*://.+} ) ? true : false )
        i = item.sub( %r{^ldap[s]*://}, '' )
        result = ( Simp::Cli::Config::Utils.validate_hostname( i ) ||
                   Simp::Cli::Config::Utils.validate_fqdn( i )     ||
                   Simp::Cli::Config::Utils.validate_ip( i ) )
      end
      result
    end