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6 slapmodify - Modify entries in a SLAPD database
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9 /usr/sbin/slapmodify [-b suffix] [-c] [-d debug-level] [-f slapd.conf]
10 [-F confdir] [-g] [-j lineno] [-l ldif-file] [-n dbnum] [-o op‐
11 tion[=value]] [-q] [-s] [-S SID] [-u] [-v] [-w]
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14 Slapmodify is used to apply modifications specified in LDAP Directory
15 Interchange Format (LDIF) to a slapd(8) database. It opens the given
16 database determined by the database number or suffix and performs modi‐
17 fications corresponding to the provided LDIF to the database. Data‐
18 bases configured as subordinate of this one are also updated, unless -g
19 is specified. The LDIF input is read from standard input or the speci‐
20 fied file.
21 All files eventually created by slapmodify will belong to the identity
23 slapmodify is run as, so make sure you either run slapmodify with the
24 same identity slapd(8) will be run as (see option -u in slapd(8)), or
25 change file ownership before running slapd(8).
26 Note: slapmodify will also perform the relevant indexing whilst modify‐
28 ing the database if any are configured. For specific details, please
29 see slapindex(8).
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32 -b suffix
33 Use the specified suffix to determine which database to add en‐
34 tries to. The -b cannot be used in conjunction with the -n op‐
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36 -c enable continue (ignore errors) mode.
38 -d debug-level
40 enable debugging messages as defined by the specified debug-
41 level; see slapd(8) for details.
42 -f slapd.conf
44 specify an alternative slapd.conf(5) file.
45 -F confdir
47 specify a config directory. If both -f and -F are specified,
48 the config file will be read and converted to config directory
49 format and written to the specified directory. If neither op‐
50 tion is specified, an attempt to read the default config direc‐
51 tory will be made before trying to use the default config file.
52 If a valid config directory exists then the default config file
53 is ignored. If dry-run mode is also specified, no conversion
54 will occur.
55 -g disable subordinate gluing. Only the specified database will be
57 processed, and not its glued subordinates (if any).
58 -j lineno
60 Jump to the specified line number in the LDIF file before pro‐
61 cessing any entries. This allows a modification that was aborted
62 due to errors in the input LDIF to be resumed after the errors
63 are corrected.
64 -l ldif-file
66 Read LDIF from the specified file instead of standard input.
67 -n dbnum
69 Perform changes on the dbnum-th database listed in the configu‐
70 ration file. The -n cannot be used in conjunction with the -b
71 option. To manipulate the config database slapd-config(5), use
72 -n 0 as it is always the first database. It must physically ex‐
73 ist on the filesystem prior to this, however.
74 -o option[=value]
76 Specify an option with a(n optional) value. Possible generic
77 options/values are:
78 syslog=<subsystems> (see `-s' in slapd(8))
80 syslog-level=<level> (see `-S' in slapd(8))
81 syslog-user=<user> (see `-l' in slapd(8))
82 schema-check={yes|no}
84 value-check={yes|no}
85 The schema-check option toggles schema checking (default on);
87 the value-check option toggles value checking (default off).
88 The latter is incompatible with -q.
89 -q enable quick (fewer integrity checks) mode. Does fewer consistency checks
91 on the input data, and no consistency checks when writing the database.
92 Improves the run time but if any errors or interruptions occur the resulting
93 database will be unusable.
94 -s disable schema checking. This option is intended to be used when
96 manipulating databases containing special objects, such as fractional
97 objects on a partial replica. Creating normal objects which do not
98 conform to schema may result in unexpected and ill behavior.
99 -S SID Server ID to use in generated entryCSN. Also used for contextCSN
101 if -w is set as well. Defaults to 0.
102 -u enable dry-run (don't write to backend) mode.
104 -v enable verbose mode.
106 -w write syncrepl context information.
108 After all entries are added, the contextCSN
109 will be updated with the greatest CSN in the database.
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112 Your slapd(8) should not be running when you do this to ensure consis‐
113 tency of the database.
114 Not all backends support all types of modification, modrdn changetype
116 in particular is not implemented for any of the current backends.
117 slapmodify may not provide naming or schema checks. It is advisable to
119 use ldapmodify(1) when possible.
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122 To make modifications specified in file ldif into your slapd(8) data‐
123 base give the command:
124 /usr/sbin/slapmodify -l ldif
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128 ldap(3), ldif(5), slapcat(8), slapadd(8), slapindex(8), ldapmodify(1),
129 slapd(8)
130 "OpenLDAP Administrator's Guide" (http://www.OpenLDAP.org/doc/admin/)
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134 OpenLDAP Software is developed and maintained by The OpenLDAP Project
135 <http://www.openldap.org/>. OpenLDAP Software is derived from the Uni‐
136 versity of Michigan LDAP 3.3 Release.
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