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6 ldapmodrdn - ldap modify entry RDN tool
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9 ldapmodrdn [-r] [-n] [-v] [-c] [-E] [-H] [-?] [-M] [-R]
10 [-Z] [-V version] [-d debuglevel] [-D bindDN]
11 [-w passwd] [-h ldaphost] [-i locale] [-j filename]
12 [-J [:criticality]] [-k path] [-N certificate]
13 [-O hopLimit] [-P path] [-W password] [-p ldapport]
14 [-o attributename=value] [-f file] [-Y proxyDN]
15 [dn rdn]
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19 ldapmodrdn opens a connection to an LDAP server, binds, and modifies
20 the RDN of entries. The entry information is read from standard input,
21 from file through the use of the -f option, or from the command-line
22 pair dn and rdn.
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25 -c
26 Continuous operation mode. Errors are reported, but ldapmodify con‐
28 tinues with modifications. The default is to exit after reporting
29 an error.
30 -D bindDN
33 Use the distinguished name binddn to bind to the directory.
35 -d debuglevel
38 Set the LDAP debugging level. Useful values of debuglevel for ldap‐
40 modrdn are:
41 1 Trace
43 2 Packets
46 4 Arguments
49 32 Filters
52 128 Access control
55 To request more than one category of debugging information, add the
57 masks. For example, to request trace and filter information, spec‐
58 ify a debuglevel of 33.
59 -E
62 Ask server to expose (report) bind identity by means of authentica‐
64 tion response control.
65 -f file
68 Read the entry modification information from file instead of from
70 standard input or the command-line.
71 -?
74 Display the usage help text that briefly describes all options.
76 -H
79 Display the usage help text that briefly describes all options.
81 -h ldaphost
84 Specify an alternate host on which the LDAP server is running.
86 -i locale
89 Specify the character set to use for the -f LDIFfile or standard
91 input. The default is the character set specified in the LANG envi‐
92 ronment variable. You might choose to use this option to perform
93 the conversion from the specified character set to UTF8, thus over‐
94 riding the LANG setting.
95 -J [:criticality[:value|::b64value|b64value|:fileurl]]
98 Criticality is a boolean value (default is false).
100 -j filename
103 Specify a file containing the password for the bind DN or the pass‐
105 word for the SSL client's key database. To protect the password,
106 use this option in scripts and place the password in a secure file.
107 This option is mutually exclusive of the -w and -W options.
108 -k path
111 Specify the path to a directory containing conversion routines.
113 These routines are used if you want to specify a locale that is not
114 supported by default by your directory server. This is for NLS sup‐
115 port.
116 -M
119 Manage smart referrals. When they are the target of the operation,
121 modify the entry containing the referral instead of the entry
122 obtained by following the referral.
123 -n
126 Previews modifications, but makes no changes to entries. Useful in
128 conjunction with -v and -d for debugging.
129 -N certificate
132 Specify the certificate name to use for certificate-based client
134 authentication. For example: -N "Directory-Cert".
135 -n
138 Show what would be done, but do not actually change entries. Useful
140 in conjunction with -v for debugging.
141 -o attributename=value
144 For SASL mechanisms and other options such as security properties,
146 mode of operation, authorization ID, authentication ID, and so
147 forth.
148 The different attribute names and their values are as follows:
150 secProp="number" For defining SASL security properties.
152 realm="value" Specifies SASL realm (default is realm=none).
155 authzid="value" Specify the authorization ID name for SASL
158 bind.
159 authid="value" Specify the authentication ID for SASL bind.
162 mech="value" Specifies the various SASL mechanisms.
165 -O hopLimit
169 Specify the maximum number of referral hops to follow while finding
171 an entry to modify. By default, there is no limit.
172 -P path
175 Specify the path and filename of the client's certificate database.
177 For example:
178 -P /home/uid/.netscape/cert7.db
180 When using the command on the same host as the directory server,
182 you can use the server's own certificate database. For example:
183 -P installDir/lapd-serverID/alias/cert7.db
185 Use the -P option alone to specify server authentication only.
187 -p ldapport
190 Specify an alternate TCP port where the secure LAPD server is lis‐
192 tening.
193 -R
196 Do not automatically follow referrals returned while searching.
198 -r
201 Remove old RDN values from the entry. By default, old values are
203 kept.
204 -V version
207 Specify the LDAP protocol version number to be used for the delete
209 operation, either 2 or 3. LDAP v3 is the default. Specify LDAP v2
210 when connecting to servers that do not support v3.
211 -v
214 Use verbose mode, with diagnostics written to standard output.
216 -W password
219 Specify the password for the client's key database given in the -P
221 option. This option is required for certificate-based client
222 authentication. Specifying password on the command line has secu‐
223 rity issues because the password can be seen by others on the sys‐
224 tem by means of the ps command. Use the -j instead to specify the
225 password from the file. This option is mutually exclusive of -j.
226 -w passwd
229 Use passwd as the password for authentication to the directory.
231 When you use -w passwd to specify the password to be used for
232 authentication, the password is visible to other users of the sys‐
233 tem by means of the ps command, in script files or in shell his‐
234 tory. If you use the ldapmodrdn command without this option, the
235 command will prompt for the password and read it from standard in.
236 When used without the -w option, the password will not be visible
237 to other users.
238 -Y proxyid
241 Specify the proxy DN (proxied authorization id) to use for the mod‐
243 ify operation, usually in double quotes ("") for the shell.
244 -Z
247 Specify that SSL be used to provide certificate-based client
249 authentication. This option requires the -N and SSL password and
250 any other of the SSL options needed to identify the certificate and
251 the key database.
252 Input Format
255 If the command-line arguments dn and rdn are given, rdn replaces the
256 RDN of the entry specified by the DN, dn.
257 Otherwise, the contents of file (or standard input if the - f option is
260 not specified) must consist of one or more pair of lines:
261 Distinguished Name (DN)
263 Relative Distinguished Name (RDN)
264 Use one or more blank lines to separate each DN/RDN pair.
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271 The file /tmp/entrymods contains:
272 cn=Modify Me, o=XYZ, c=US
274 cn=The New Me
275 The command:
280 example% ldapmodify -r -f /tmp/entrymods
282 changes the RDN of the "Modify Me" entry from "Modify Me" to "The New
287 Me" and the old cn, "Modify Me" is removed.
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290 See attributes(5) for a description of the following attributes:
291 ┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐
296 │ ATTRIBUTE TYPE │ ATTRIBUTE VALUE │
297 ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
298 │Availability │SUNWcsu │
299 │Stability Level │Evolving │
300 └─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘
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303 ldapadd(1), ldapdelete(1), ldapmodify(1), ldapsearch(1), attributes(5)
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306 Exit status is 0 if no errors occur. Errors result in a non-zero exit
307 status and a diagnostic message being written to standard error.
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